As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountainsWith over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life . the caterpillar. Here the motliescapes, often leaving the empty shell protruding from the Melittia cucurbitro. Melittia cuaurhifce is our largest native species of this group, andexpands about an inch and a half. The upper Avings are black, thelower ones transparent, edged with a fringe of long hair-like abdomen is orange with a few black dots, and the posterior pairof legs have long orange
As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountainsWith over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life . the caterpillar. Here the motliescapes, often leaving the empty shell protruding from the Melittia cucurbitro. Melittia cuaurhifce is our largest native species of this group, andexpands about an inch and a half. The upper Avings are black, thelower ones transparent, edged with a fringe of long hair-like abdomen is orange with a few black dots, and the posterior pairof legs have long orange and black hairs. The larva infests tliesquash, cucuml)er and melon, living in the interior of the vine anddevouring its substance. Another species familiar to culti\-ators of peach and plum treesfrom the destruction caused by the larva is- ^JJf/cria cxitiom. Themale and female moths differ greatly in size and general male has all four wings transparent, the veins and marginsbeing steel l^lue. Tlie body is also ])lue, with a yellow tuft at theextremity. In the female moth the fore wings are dark blue andopacjue, while the hind wings are transparent, and the abdomen is 138 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. crossed l)y a ])r();ul 1)an(I of orange. The larva feeds on the inn
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