. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Fig. 74 Pea weevil: a natural size and enlarged; & a pea containing weevil BBNBFICIAIi INSECTS 83 Silk worm (B o m b y x m o r i). One case showing eggs, larva, single and double cocoons, those from which moths have emerged, one from which the silk has been reeled, male and female moths and the raw silk; also several other silk spinners and their cocoons, as follows: cocoons and moth of American silk worm, Telea polyphemus; cocoon and pupa of Antheraea yamamai, a Japanese silk worm; moth of A n t h e r a e p e r n y i, a Chinese silk worm; cocoo


. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Fig. 74 Pea weevil: a natural size and enlarged; & a pea containing weevil BBNBFICIAIi INSECTS 83 Silk worm (B o m b y x m o r i). One case showing eggs, larva, single and double cocoons, those from which moths have emerged, one from which the silk has been reeled, male and female moths and the raw silk; also several other silk spinners and their cocoons, as follows: cocoons and moth of American silk worm, Telea polyphemus; cocoon and pupa of Antheraea yamamai, a Japanese silk worm; moth of A n t h e r a e p e r n y i, a Chinese silk worm; cocoon and moth ofSamia cynthia, a domesticated silk worm which feeds mostly on the ailanthus tree. 84 Pollen carriers. A great many insects convey pollen from flower to flower, and in certain cases there are some very interest- ing adaptations. Some of the more common pollen-carriers are. 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 New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept


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