. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ger-itwtL * )und in the beginning 11 such Ewiftneiss as to 10 larva is popularly ;r large, and is siir- i of a reddish brown ainst many enemies, just as a hedgehog :o liiU to the ground, it from being injured ibout to change into md lies there until it er-moth among the flowers in Duse. NATUUAL C'STOBY. 511 The colour and markings of this moth vary considerably, 'i'he usual tints arc, the thorax brown, the body red striped with black. The two anterior wings are cream colour, marked with bold patches of a deej)
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ger-itwtL * )und in the beginning 11 such Ewiftneiss as to 10 larva is popularly ;r large, and is siir- i of a reddish brown ainst many enemies, just as a hedgehog :o liiU to the ground, it from being injured ibout to change into md lies there until it er-moth among the flowers in Duse. NATUUAL C'STOBY. 511 The colour and markings of this moth vary considerably, 'i'he usual tints arc, the thorax brown, the body red striped with black. The two anterior wings are cream colour, marked with bold patches of a deej) b -own : the posterior wings are bright red, spotted with bluish black. Family, Oeonietridse.—(Or. rtofitrpris, a —(Or. Oipd, a Tail; m-tpiv, a wing.) Family, Alucitida;. alucIt.\.. Rambucai'Tii (Lat. Samlutiis, the Elder-tree), t/ic .Swallow-taild/ Mul/i. Hexadactyla (;E^, six; 8o;ctuAoj, a fluger), the Many-phiiiied Afotli. The larvjo of the Geometrida} move in a very singular manner. When preparing to make ;i step, they hold firmly l)y their hinder legs to the substance on which they arc moving, and then stretch out then- body to the fullest extent, as if measuring their distance. After these preliminaries, they take a firm hold with the fore feet, and di-aw the hinder. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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