. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. gled with gray; the zigzag and wavy lines across them are gray, and the lettered space in the middle is replaced by a brown spot surrounded by an irregular gray line; the hind wings resemble those of the male in color and mark- ings ; the thorax and legs are purple-brown ; and the abdo- men is ochre-yellow, with a narrow purple-red band on the edge of each ring. These moths expand from two inches and three quarters to three inches and a half. The other Saturnia, inhabiting Massachusetts, is the Maia* (Fig. 193) of Drur
. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. gled with gray; the zigzag and wavy lines across them are gray, and the lettered space in the middle is replaced by a brown spot surrounded by an irregular gray line; the hind wings resemble those of the male in color and mark- ings ; the thorax and legs are purple-brown ; and the abdo- men is ochre-yellow, with a narrow purple-red band on the edge of each ring. These moths expand from two inches and three quarters to three inches and a half. The other Saturnia, inhabiting Massachusetts, is the Maia* (Fig. 193) of Drury, or Proserpina^ of Fabricius. The Fig. moth probably rests with its wings closed, like the Io moth, * Maia, in mythology, was one of the seven daughters of Atlas; they were placed in the heavens after death, and formed the constellation called Pleiades. t Proserpina was the wife of Pluto, the god of the infernal 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 Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856; Flint, Charles Louis, 1824-1889. Boston : William White, printer to the state
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