. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 136 ZOOLOGY. are not able to do any damage, can therefore be brought into the fields. Strewing with soot has a good efiect. It pays to pick off the larvje from young plants. Order 5: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths). Sucking mouth-parts, forming a " proboscis " made up of the two very long maxillse, spirally rolled up under the head when not in use (Fig. 92), and adapted for sucking honey. There are some forms which take no food in the adult condition, and in which the proboscis is short; in a few species of hawk-moths, this organ is even longer th
. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 136 ZOOLOGY. are not able to do any damage, can therefore be brought into the fields. Strewing with soot has a good efiect. It pays to pick off the larvje from young plants. Order 5: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths). Sucking mouth-parts, forming a " proboscis " made up of the two very long maxillse, spirally rolled up under the head when not in use (Fig. 92), and adapted for sucking honey. There are some forms which take no food in the adult condition, and in which the proboscis is short; in a few species of hawk-moths, this organ is even longer than the body. The larvae (" caterpillars ") have biting mouth-parts. The body. ^ ^"S" 92^Hcad of a. f,6. from a Butterfly's Wing Butterfly. A, eye; (Btrongly magnified). Pli, anteonse; Z, proboscis. of a butterfly, or moth is covered with hair-like structures developed by the skin; in the wings these are broader, have a characteristic appearance (Fig. 93), and partially overlap one another. These scales cause the colours of the wing. They can easily be wiped off, leaving the corresponding part of the wing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bos, Jan Ritzema, 1850-1928; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. London, Chapman & Hall, Ld.
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