. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. zyg;ena kilii' have steel-blue or greenish fore wings, spotted or streaked with bright red, and the hind wings are of the same colour, which, however, is occasionally liable to be replaced by yellow, as an accidental variation. The yellowish cocoon is often met with attached to the stems of grass, &c. Many of the East Indian species of this family have transparent spots on the fore wings, and some of the South American species are completely transparent. Tht family Chalcosridm is allied to the last, but the species are larger
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. zyg;ena kilii' have steel-blue or greenish fore wings, spotted or streaked with bright red, and the hind wings are of the same colour, which, however, is occasionally liable to be replaced by yellow, as an accidental variation. The yellowish cocoon is often met with attached to the stems of grass, &c. Many of the East Indian species of this family have transparent spots on the fore wings, and some of the South American species are completely transparent. Tht family Chalcosridm is allied to the last, but the species are larger and adorned with very bright colours. They fly by day, and some species resemble Papilio in shape and colour, while others might be mistaken foi- Exjiloia. The antennjie, however, are generally simple, and are always unmistakably those of a Moth. These species are East Indian. The LithosiiiUv, oi Footmen, are a gi-ouj) of Motifs with simple antennse, rather narrow fore wings, and broad hind wings, which are folded beneath when at rest. In the net they usually simulate death. The fore wings are geueraHy grey, with the costa yellow, and the hind wings pale yellowish. The Moths expand about an inch and a quarter, and some species are marked with a few black dots. The Arctiidce, or Tfger Moths, are the most beautiful family of Moths found in Europe. The common Tiger Moth may be taken as tyjtical of the gi-oup. It measures from two to three inches across the wings, which are black, with interlacing white markings ; the hind wings are red, with large black spots bordered with yellowish. The abdomen is also red, with black markings. The catei-pillar is often called " the Woolly Bear," being covered with tufts of long hail-, which is black, tipped with white on the back, and reddish-brown on segments 2-4 and on the sides. When disturbed, it rolls itself up into a ball. fMost of the other .species of this family art- similarly coloured, having dark fore wings, with white or y
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