. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. SEXUAL COLORATION. 271 genus Psyche, the dull colours of the male insect are still more marked ; the Vapourer is a rich brown, with a white spot in the centre of each fore-wing, l>ut the colour of Psyche is a dull greyish brown ; in Psyche (fig. 28), the female is still more. Fig. 34.—Male and Female of Winter Moth. degenerate. Figs. 34, 35, represent the males and the wing- less females of two Geometers ; it can hardly be said that these two moths are consp
. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. SEXUAL COLORATION. 271 genus Psyche, the dull colours of the male insect are still more marked ; the Vapourer is a rich brown, with a white spot in the centre of each fore-wing, l>ut the colour of Psyche is a dull greyish brown ; in Psyche (fig. 28), the female is still more. Fig. 34.—Male and Female of Winter Moth. degenerate. Figs. 34, 35, represent the males and the wing- less females of two Geometers ; it can hardly be said that these two moths are conspicuously inferior in their coloration to some of their immediate allies which have a winged 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 Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers), 1858-1925. London, S. Sonnenschein & co. ; New York, Macmillan & co.
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