A preliminary introduction to the study of entomologyTogether with a chapter on remedies, or methods that can be used in fighting injurious insects; insect enemies of the apple tree and its fruit, and the insect enemies of small grains . 155.—Fanessa ant/opa.—[After J. G, Wood.] Fig. 156.— a, larva, and b, pupa of Vanessaaatiopa,—[a after Scudder; b, af-ter Harris.] and Moths.—Scale- ORDER XIV. LEPIDOPTERA.—(BM«er^z winged Insects.)The members of this order can readily be separated from all other in-sects by means of their scale-covered wings and bodies, the peculiar de- TO THE STUDY OF ENTOMO
A preliminary introduction to the study of entomologyTogether with a chapter on remedies, or methods that can be used in fighting injurious insects; insect enemies of the apple tree and its fruit, and the insect enemies of small grains . 155.—Fanessa ant/opa.—[After J. G, Wood.] Fig. 156.— a, larva, and b, pupa of Vanessaaatiopa,—[a after Scudder; b, af-ter Harris.] and Moths.—Scale- ORDER XIV. LEPIDOPTERA.—(BM«er^z winged Insects.)The members of this order can readily be separated from all other in-sects by means of their scale-covered wings and bodies, the peculiar de- TO THE STUDY OF ENTOMOLOGY. 85 velopment of the mouth parts, and the form and transformations of theirlarvae. The group is almost without exception plant-feeding, and itsmembers are therefore to be classed as injurious. These insects on account or their attractive colors and the compara-tive ease with which their larvaB can be reared in confinement have beenstudied more than those of any other order. Their life period, too, is com-. Fio. 157.—Hackberry Butterfly.—[After Riley] Fipr. i5S.—Tbecl,i [After Scudder.] paratively short in the majority of cases; which, in addition to their above-ground habits, also adds to the ease with which they can be studied. Afew of the forms are to be considered of commercial value; as for exam-ple, the silk-worms. A very few also destroy scale insects and plant-lice,and for this reason must be admitted among beneficial insects. Asidefrom these few exceptions we are compelled to look upon the Lepidopteraas enemies, notwithstanding their beautiful colors and graceful forms asimagoes. The order is readily separable into two well-defined groups know as
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