. Elementary entomology . Fig. 335. Life history of silk moth (ZiVw/m'-v ;«t?;-/): adult; caterpillars of different ages; silken cocoons ; pupa; eggs. (Natural size) (After Jordan and Heath) of the group is the silkworm {Bojnbyx inori), which is reared in Europe and Asia for its silk, furnishing all the silk of the world. It has been frequently introduced into this country, but, although it can be grown here, its commercial culture has never proved suc- cessful. It is one of the smaller moths of the group, expanding one and one half inches, the wings being of a cream color, with two or three b
. Elementary entomology . Fig. 335. Life history of silk moth (ZiVw/m'-v ;«t?;-/): adult; caterpillars of different ages; silken cocoons ; pupa; eggs. (Natural size) (After Jordan and Heath) of the group is the silkworm {Bojnbyx inori), which is reared in Europe and Asia for its silk, furnishing all the silk of the world. It has been frequently introduced into this country, but, although it can be grown here, its commercial culture has never proved suc- cessful. It is one of the smaller moths of the group, expanding one and one half inches, the wings being of a cream color, with two or three brownish lines across the fore-wings. The larvae are of a creamy white color and feed on the leaves of the mulberry. Another small species which often defoliates our maples is the green-striped maple-worm {Atiisota riibiainda). The caterpillars are one and one half inches long, yellowish-green, striped with eight lighter lines
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