. 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. 10 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. millions which liatch from the eggs each season, their nnmbers are mostly kept within 1)0un(ls. But to resume our history of the life of the caterpillar. As before mentioned, some species make for themselves cocoons ; others burrow down into the soil or hide among the fallen leaves at the roots of trees; while still others have no covering, and suspen
. 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. 10 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. millions which liatch from the eggs each season, their nnmbers are mostly kept within 1)0un(ls. But to resume our history of the life of the caterpillar. As before mentioned, some species make for themselves cocoons ; others burrow down into the soil or hide among the fallen leaves at the roots of trees; while still others have no covering, and suspend themselves by silken webs in various localities. In preparing for the pupa state a change takes place in the appearance of the caterpillar. Its coloi's fade ; it shortens and thickens : and at length, after move-. Developmt'ut of the Motli. ments similar to those which it uses in changing its skin in moulting, a seam opens in the back, and the larval skin is worked backwards and finally off. It is now a pupa or chrysalis, looking neither like the caterpillar Avhich it was nor the fly which it is to be. By close examination the legs, wings, antennae, etc., may be clearly made out; l)ut how com- pactly they are placed together! Not a particle of room is wasted. It seems most marvellous that from this inactive, fossil-like 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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