. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. Pupae of Spliinx Moths. them together with a few silken threads. They usually pass the winter in a pupa state. The chrysalis in some species is furnished Avith a long tongue-case which stands out from the body and is often compared to the handle of a jug. Among the clear-wing sphinxes, our most common species is Hemaru thyshe. In this insect the wings ex[)and about two inches
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. Pupae of Spliinx Moths. them together with a few silken threads. They usually pass the winter in a pupa state. The chrysalis in some species is furnished Avith a long tongue-case which stands out from the body and is often compared to the handle of a jug. Among the clear-wing sphinxes, our most common species is Hemaru thyshe. In this insect the wings ex[)and about two inches and are transparent, tlie veins and margins being reddish-brown. The head and thorax are olive-green ; the upper part of the abdomen is crossed by a broad band of buff, while the lower part is rich red- dish-brown or maroon, and reddish-brown ])eneath. The fan-like tail is black on the sides, with a 3'ello\vish-brown central tuft of liairs. The under side of the thorax and legs of tlie insect are light yellow. This insect is sometimes very common in June and July, and may be seen on hot summer days hovering over the flowers of the garden extracting their nectar. It looks not unlike a humming-bird in miniature while on the wing. The blue blossoms of the })ickerel weed, which grows so plentifully along tlie margins of most ponds and. 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 Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937; Bayer, Frederick M. , former owner. DSI. Boston : J. B. Millet
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