. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. on ON THE HABITATIONS AND an insect of a fine green colour, pursues a similar mode of constructing a habitation with the first men- tioned of the lilac caterpillars, but differing in one particular, that it works on the under side of the leaves, in place of the upper surface, pulling the leaf backwards and downwards, and fixed steadily by small external cables, as represented There are a great variety of plants, whose leaves fonn the habitations of d
. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. on ON THE HABITATIONS AND an insect of a fine green colour, pursues a similar mode of constructing a habitation with the first men- tioned of the lilac caterpillars, but differing in one particular, that it works on the under side of the leaves, in place of the upper surface, pulling the leaf backwards and downwards, and fixed steadily by small external cables, as represented There are a great variety of plants, whose leaves fonn the habitations of different species of larva;, the nettle, the mallow, the sorrel, the willow, the plantain, the cypress, &c. Among those which are called Carpenter Cater- pillars, the Goat Moth (Cossus lignipcrda) is one of the most remarkable. This species abounds in Kent, and manyof the southern counties of England, where it proves exceedingly destructive to oaks, poplars, willows, elms, and other trees. It insinuates itself through the bark when very small, and eats into the. 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 Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862. London, Whittaker & Co. ; [etc. ,etc. ]
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