. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies. Fig. 182.—Megathymus yucca;: a, egg, magnified; b, egg from which larva has escaped; bb, bbb, unmatched eggs, natural size; c, newly hatched larva, magnified; cc, larva, natural size; d, head, enlarged to show the mouth-parts; e, maxillary palpi; /, antenna; g, labial palpi; b, spinneret. Missouri " (p. 169), or the "Transactions of the St. Louis Acad- emy of Science " (vol. iii, p. 323), in which, with great learning, the author has patiently set forth what is known 'in refere


. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies. Fig. 182.—Megathymus yucca;: a, egg, magnified; b, egg from which larva has escaped; bb, bbb, unmatched eggs, natural size; c, newly hatched larva, magnified; cc, larva, natural size; d, head, enlarged to show the mouth-parts; e, maxillary palpi; /, antenna; g, labial palpi; b, spinneret. Missouri " (p. 169), or the "Transactions of the St. Louis Acad- emy of Science " (vol. iii, p. 323), in which, with great learning, the author has patiently set forth what is known 'in reference to the insect.* The genus Megathymus is referred by some writers to the Castniidce, a genus of day-flying moths, which seem to connect the moths with the butterflies; but the consideration of the ana- tomical structure of this insect makes such a reference impos- sible. The genus properly represents a subfamily of the Hesperiidce, which might be named the Megatbymince. The species represented in our cuts is Megathymus yuccce, Boisdu- val and Leconte. There are a number of other species of Megathymus that are found in our Southern States, principally in Texas and Arizona. They are interesting insects, the life-history of which is, however, in many cases obscure, as Fio. 183.—Chrysalis of Megathymus yuccce. 368. 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 Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. New York, Doubleday & McClure co.


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