. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. TIIK OF THE INSECT PITCHER gathering; the fruit. A fonspicuous black variety is occasion- ally encountered, but thus far it has escaped my personal no- tice, possibly l>ecause, disliking Tomato worms, I rarely search for them. I realize that they are harmless, per- fectly harmless, news- paper stories to the con- trary notwithstanding; still I object to having them snap and spit out undigested food at me, as they do when I clean
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. TIIK OF THE INSECT PITCHER gathering; the fruit. A fonspicuous black variety is occasion- ally encountered, but thus far it has escaped my personal no- tice, possibly l>ecause, disliking Tomato worms, I rarely search for them. I realize that they are harmless, per- fectly harmless, news- paper stories to the con- trary notwithstanding; still I object to having them snap and spit out undigested food at me, as they do when I clean and provision their viva- riums. They are the most pugnacious of all the lar- vse which I have studied, and a great contrast in disposition and looks to their gentle mannered and quietly garbed par- ents. Were it not for para- sitic enemies I fear we should be obliged to wage a deadly war upon these insects, but the little Braconids, tiny winged creatures, as a rule, make this unnecessary, for they deposit their eggs una .• the skin of the caterpillar, and when these hatch the maggots feed upon its body until they no longer require nourishment. When fully grown the parasites 71. The gray moth of the " Tomato worm' bark of a tree on the. 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 Robertson-Miller, Ellen, 1859-1937. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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