As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountainsWith over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life . Alacrosiia caii 1 he Carolma sphinx, Maoronla aaroUna, very closely resendjes tlieforegomg ,„ all three .stages of its existence, and also feeds on thesame plants. It , however, a somewhat smaller insect, and brownish ni color with less gray, whde the black markings o macui„t„s The larva is green, stippled with white dots, with seven ea rV n • * ??^- ^ line extending . o, each side. T
As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountainsWith over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life . Alacrosiia caii 1 he Carolma sphinx, Maoronla aaroUna, very closely resendjes tlieforegomg ,„ all three .stages of its existence, and also feeds on thesame plants. It , however, a somewhat smaller insect, and brownish ni color with less gray, whde the black markings o macui„t„s The larva is green, stippled with white dots, with seven ea rV n • * ??^- ^ line extending . o, each side. The stout caudal horn is usually bluish omous fhe? ^TT^ ^g the country folks, considered ven-omo^r,, the caudal horn probably giving lise to the idea that they can A large caterpillar, which feeds on the leaves of the elm and is SPHINXES. 151 interesting from its protective mimicry, is the larva of Geratomiaquadricornu. This larva is green, of the exact tint of the undersideof the elm leaf, and along its sides are a number of oblique light. Larva of Geratomia (luadricornis. lines. A line down its back is serrated, and on the forward part ofthe bod} are four soft green horns, also serrated. While this insect
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