. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. A "PUSS" CATSRPILLAR. Head of youns caterpillar (greatly enlarsed) over the fifth, sixth, and aeveath segments there are two oval greenii^ patches, while the dmk anal dmKpern, drawn out into long taiU, are eBcircled by tkeae yellow bands. Thete tails we flexible whips and each hdds a coacealed lash. When ^ke caterpillar is frightened or annoyed it rears and spreads the taib, and then shooting out the lashes it waves them about in
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. A "PUSS" CATSRPILLAR. Head of youns caterpillar (greatly enlarsed) over the fifth, sixth, and aeveath segments there are two oval greenii^ patches, while the dmk anal dmKpern, drawn out into long taiU, are eBcircled by tkeae yellow bands. Thete tails we flexible whips and each hdds a coacealed lash. When ^ke caterpillar is frightened or annoyed it rears and spreads the taib, and then shooting out the lashes it waves them about in a most threat- ening manner. It has been reported that a li^id, suppowdly of an injuri- ous nature, is yielded from these lashes, but I have never been able to detect the least sign of it. The young larvae drank eagerly and at first ate only the soft cellular tissue from the under side of the leaf, but the following day they ate holes through the leaf's surface. The little crawlers deserve the name of "Puss" caterpillars, for they resemble a cat not only in the shape of the head but also in their kittenish ways; especially was this true when two or three came together. They were good natured and easy to rear because they ate not only leaves of aspen but those of such common trees as willow and poplar. The family that I had under observation showed that they were preparing to moult on July the third, and three days later all were out in fresh skins. The larvae seemed much as before except that another green spot had appeared on the back of each. The caterpillars ate little and grew slowly, moultiaf for the second time between the eighth and the eleventh. After this the tails of one caterpillar gradually shortened untH by July fifteenth they had become two small horns in appearance. 153 I 1. 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
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