. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. 072 I'lir. ri'.in-MKs oi-- nkw allicil . > oiir siil|)liiirs. (•(;^; a welt, ^l iiDliccil liy lliirdy. whirl) is lU'iirh as cldx' as purcliiiu'iit. W'itli vaiT cxct'iitiniis, all liiittcifly catiT- feed iqion tin' mitsidi' vei-;d eggs heing scattered hy the nxither upon one leaf, the than four or fi\o I'ound in company, and each lako up its inde|icn(U'nt position upon the leaf and acts as
. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. 072 I'lir. ri'.in-MKs oi-- nkw allicil . > oiir siil|)liiirs. (•(;^; a welt, ^l iiDliccil liy lliirdy. whirl) is lU'iirh as cldx' as purcliiiu'iit. W'itli vaiT cxct'iitiniis, all liiittcifly catiT- feed iqion tin' mitsidi' vei-;d eggs heing scattered hy the nxither upon one leaf, the than four or fi\o I'ound in company, and each lako up its inde|icn(U'nt position upon the leaf and acts as it' the others wei'e not [tresent. .\s, howi'xer, it is their haliit to I'cmain upon the leaf until it is alninst eaten, they natui'ally lea\c it at the same or nearly the sanie time. and. following a siniilai' instinct, a 'c apt to pass together to the neai'est leaf, lint seattt'i' more oi- less, so that hy (leg)'(' as they a|iproach maturity they ai'e found wi:l"!y sepai'ated fi'om each other. ^'ct cNcn i)i this weakest for)n llicii' uumlicrs are ot'teii so gi'cat ujion a single plant that when lliey k'inc it for pupation, tile ihi'vsalids hang almost in ei)ni|iany, ihiity oi' forty .-pinning their .>ilkeii shrouds in such )nximily that they ntay he pulled down togethci'. .V somewhat similar or perhaps weaker ca.'^e may he found in I'iciis i-ajiae, wiiich ofti'ii lays a <'onsidei'al)le nnmher of eggs singly u|)oii one plant anil the catei'pill.' naturally sciking the intei'ior of the cal)liage heail, may often he found in close pioxiinity. Ihit this e\()i more than the [ireceding is a of mere acci<lent, fi'oni the iiatui'c of tlie food plant uoon which thev suhsist. In all otlu'i- cases of social life anion';' our catcrpillai's the eggs are laid hy the parent in decided clustcis. The sliglitcst of these is [irolialily that of I^aertias phik'uor, th masses heing ordinarily coiiiiiuil to a dozen or so. The teipillars in this case not only fcc<l
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