. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 342.—HcBmatopis grataria. The Chickweed Geometer, Hcematopis grataria (Hae- mat'o-pis gra-ta'ri-a).—This Httle moth (Fig. 342) is very common in our meadows and gardens during the summer and au- tumn months. Its wings are reddish yellow, with the fringes and two trans- verse bands pink. It is found from Maine to Texas. The larva feeds on the common chick-weed, Stellaria media!^ Family Geometrid^ (Ge-o-met'ri-dse). The Green Geometrids {Ge-om'e-trids). As a rule the members of this family are bright green in color. And as we have but one other
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 342.—HcBmatopis grataria. The Chickweed Geometer, Hcematopis grataria (Hae- mat'o-pis gra-ta'ri-a).—This Httle moth (Fig. 342) is very common in our meadows and gardens during the summer and au- tumn months. Its wings are reddish yellow, with the fringes and two trans- verse bands pink. It is found from Maine to Texas. The larva feeds on the common chick-weed, Stellaria media!^ Family Geometrid^ (Ge-o-met'ri-dse). The Green Geometrids {Ge-om'e-trids). As a rule the members of this family are bright green in color. And as we have but one other common Geometrid {Dyspteris, p. 286) of this color, the family may be well termed the Green Geometrids. -vux The distinctive structure that characterizes this family is the fact that vein V2 of the hind wings arises much nearer to vein Vj than to vein V3 (Fig. 343). In this family the tendency to expan- sion of the humeral angle of the hind wings, which is exhibited by all Geo- metrina, and which is cor- related with the promi- nent bend into this angle of vein II, characteristic of this super-family, is. Fig. 343.—Wings of Geometra iridaria. * This moth is figured and mentioned here because it is one of our most common species, and not as a typical illustration of the Sterrhidse. It. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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