. Elementary entomology. Entomology. THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 215 of each abdominal segment, and with numerous small orange- colored tubercles with metallic reflections. The cocoon is oval, usually wrapped in a leaf, and is attached to the twigs of trees and shrubs. The luna moth {Ac tin hma) is a brilliant green species with long tails pro- jecting from the hind- wings ; it is frequently attracted to lights on warm evenings of early summer. Each wing bears a small eyespot, and the anterior margin of the fore-wings is purplish. The larvae feed on the leaves of wal- nut, hickory, and forest tr
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 215 of each abdominal segment, and with numerous small orange- colored tubercles with metallic reflections. The cocoon is oval, usually wrapped in a leaf, and is attached to the twigs of trees and shrubs. The luna moth {Ac tin hma) is a brilliant green species with long tails pro- jecting from the hind- wings ; it is frequently attracted to lights on warm evenings of early summer. Each wing bears a small eyespot, and the anterior margin of the fore-wings is purplish. The larvae feed on the leaves of wal- nut, hickory, and forest trees. Possibly our most common species is the cecropia moth {Saniia cecropia) whose long brown cocoons are fre- quently found on fruit and shade trees. The moths are a dusky, reddish brown, and may be readily recog- nized from Fig. 341. The caterpillar is three or four inches long, of a bright green color, with six prom- inent tubercles on the thoracic segments, — the first four coral-red and the hinder two yellow, — and with smaller, similar yellow tubercles on the back of the abdom- inal segments. They feed commonly on fruit and shade trees, but are never numerous enough to do much damage. The cocoons of a. Fig. 341. The cecropia moth {Samia cecropia), larva, cocoon, and moth at rest. (All reduced) (Photograph by A\'eed). 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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