Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . Fig. 410.—Pielus labyrinthitis.(Brown and silver.) colour the female has none. When the caterpillar is full-fed, itspins a cocoon within the body of the tree, and changes to itsperfect state about June or July. As soon as it has issuedfrom the tree, its first care is to find a mate, and its second todeposit its eggs. If, therefore, by the application of soft soapor any such substance, the Moths can be prevented from settlingon the trunks during June and July, they may be considered astol
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . Fig. 410.—Pielus labyrinthitis.(Brown and silver.) colour the female has none. When the caterpillar is full-fed, itspins a cocoon within the body of the tree, and changes to itsperfect state about June or July. As soon as it has issuedfrom the tree, its first care is to find a mate, and its second todeposit its eggs. If, therefore, by the application of soft soapor any such substance, the Moths can be prevented from settlingon the trunks during June and July, they may be considered astolerably safe. G84 INSECTS ABROAD. I have already mentioned that, owing to the impendingchanges among the arrangements of the Lepidoptera, the smallerdivisions of these insects will not be noticed, and only thelarger groups be mentioned. One of these is the Noctuites, ofwhich we shall have several examples. The first is the beautiful insect called Euglyphia hieroglyphica,both names being derived from the pattern which is traced on. Jrt*m r I ( Fig. 417.—Xyleutes Roblnea. Fen ale.(Brown, grey, and fellow.) its surface. The ground colour of the upper wings is palegolden brown, and upon it are bold lines and a dull row of colour of the lines is shining metallic green, shifting toblue in certain lights, and the spots are dark brown with a glossof copper. The lower wings are simply pale brown. The generic name is formed from two Greek words signify-ing beautifully written, and the meaning of the word hiero-glyphica is self-evident. Mr. A. H. Butler tells me that onespecimen has been taken in England, but that as this is aWVst Indian insect, it has probably been brought from Jamaicain the pupal state and developed alter its voyage. THE EUDRYAS. 68: Another beautiful iusect is called Eudryas colouring of this Moth is rather complicated. The groundcolour of the upper wings is yellow, changing to creamy white
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