. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. LEPIDOPTERS: MOTHS. 147 handle of a pitcher. It remains in the ground all winter, and in the following summer the large moth crawls out of it, comes to the surface, mounts a plant, and waits till the approach of evening, when it flies away in search of food. CLEAR-WmGED SPHINGES, OR SESIAS. These are known by their transparent wings and. Fig. 274. — Clear-winged Sesia. broad tails. They are seen in the daytime hovering over flowers,
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. LEPIDOPTERS: MOTHS. 147 handle of a pitcher. It remains in the ground all winter, and in the following summer the large moth crawls out of it, comes to the surface, mounts a plant, and waits till the approach of evening, when it flies away in search of food. CLEAR-WmGED SPHINGES, OR SESIAS. These are known by their transparent wings and. Fig. 274. — Clear-winged Sesia. broad tails. They are seen in the daytime hovering over flowers, like humming-birds. They are very beau- tiful. PEACH-TREE BORERS. The Peach-tree Borer, in its winged form, resembles a wasp. The general color is steel-blue, with yellow markings, and the male has all the wings transparent; but the female has the fore wings blue and opaque. The eggs are laid upon the trunk of the tree, near the roots. When hatched, the larvae bore into and devour the inner bark and sap-wood. When about a year old they make their cocoons, , and come forth as moths from June to 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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