Natural history of animals; . Fig. 280.—Chrysalis of CecropiaMoth. Cocoon reduced. 164 ARTHROPODS : INSECTS. of this is loose strong silk surrounding an inner cocoon,which contains the chrysalis. The Promethea is brown with a wavy whitish linenear the middle, and with a wide clay-colored border. be marked by a wavy reddish line, and near the tips ofthe fore wings there is an eye-like spot. The caterpil-lar feeds upon the sassafras tree. Before making itscocoon, it fastens to the twig, with silken threads, the LEPIDOPTERA: MOTHS. 165 leaf that is to cover its cocoon, so that it shall not fallin
Natural history of animals; . Fig. 280.—Chrysalis of CecropiaMoth. Cocoon reduced. 164 ARTHROPODS : INSECTS. of this is loose strong silk surrounding an inner cocoon,which contains the chrysalis. The Promethea is brown with a wavy whitish linenear the middle, and with a wide clay-colored border. be marked by a wavy reddish line, and near the tips ofthe fore wings there is an eye-like spot. The caterpil-lar feeds upon the sassafras tree. Before making itscocoon, it fastens to the twig, with silken threads, the LEPIDOPTERA: MOTHS. 165 leaf that is to cover its cocoon, so that it shall not fallin autumn ; then it spins its cocoon on the leaf, bend-ing over the edges to cover it. The Luna, or Pale Empress of the Night, is of adelicate light green color; the hind wings are pro-longed into a tail, and each wing has an eye-spot, whichis transparent in the center and surrounded by rings ofwhite, red, yellow, and black. The caterpillar lives onthe walnut and hickory, and is bluish green, with ayellow stripe on each side, and yellow stripes acrossthe body. It draws together two or three leaves andspins its cocoon inside of them. The cocoon falls withthe leaves in autumn, and the next June the beautifulLuna appears. The Polyphemus Moth is reddish yellow, with a trans-parent eye-spot, di
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