As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountainsWith over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life . Kheumaptera hastata. Rlieumaptera hastata is a black-and-white moth, little more thanan inch in expanse, easily recognized from the other species of thisclass. It may be found in June along roads in the woods, whereit flies in the daytime, much like a butterfly. This insect is saidto be widely distributed, being found in Europe and Asia, as wellas America. The caterpillar, which is dark Ijrown, feeds on thele
As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountainsWith over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life . Kheumaptera hastata. Rlieumaptera hastata is a black-and-white moth, little more thanan inch in expanse, easily recognized from the other species of thisclass. It may be found in June along roads in the woods, whereit flies in the daytime, much like a butterfly. This insect is saidto be widely distributed, being found in Europe and Asia, as wellas America. The caterpillar, which is dark Ijrown, feeds on theleaves of the birch, where it lives in This moth, Hyhernia tiliaria, about two inches in expanse, resem-bles the canker-worm moth, in that the female is wingless and that itis in the larval state destructive to fruit and shade trees. The larvaeare yellow, with black lines on the back and sides, and are sometimesso plentiful as to completely denude trees of their foliage. When GEOMETRIDS. 63 fully grown the larvao descend into the ground, where they trans,form to pupae a few inches below the surface. The perfect insectmakes its appearance in October. It is light buff-yellow with orangespots, while the hind wings are nearly white.
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