. First[-ninth] annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other insects, of the state of Missouri, made to the State board of agriculture, pursuant to an appropriation for this purpose from the Legislature of the state . rlap each otherso that a few of the later individuals of the first coexist with the earlierindividuals of the second, and the butterllies may be found more orless abundantly from early June till September. The larva experiences four molts, so that there are four heads (/,7, ]x\ I) which are shed entire, and a fifth (in) which is split open bythe chrysalis and attached to th
. First[-ninth] annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other insects, of the state of Missouri, made to the State board of agriculture, pursuant to an appropriation for this purpose from the Legislature of the state . rlap each otherso that a few of the later individuals of the first coexist with the earlierindividuals of the second, and the butterllies may be found more orless abundantly from early June till September. The larva experiences four molts, so that there are four heads (/,7, ]x\ I) which are shed entire, and a fifth (in) which is split open bythe chrysalis and attached to the last larval skin. During the restpreceding each molt the antlers of the new head will be found laidback on the first joint, below the skin. THE TAWNY EMFEROR.—Apatiira Herse (Fabr.) ] This butterfly (Figs. 41, ^ d, and 42, h) is at oncedistinguished from Lycaoiiby its larger average size,more fulvous color anddifferent ornamentation,especially of the frontwings. Aside from thesexual characters alreadygiven in speaking of theprevious species, the malein Herse is generallybrighter colored than the female, with the markings, especially of hindwings, much more clearly defined ; so that, instead of the distinct. ApATtjUA Herse:—o, ;; 6, larva: f, ohiysalis; rf,iniag(male, the cluttcd line showing form of Iemale—all natural size OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST. 141 pattern of hind wing which I have illustrated (Fig. 42, A), the femalehas the marks more or less obsolete, and the general tint deeper andmore uniform. The species extends farther north and east than Ly-oaon ; but in the Mississippi Valley and the more southern States,both species occur, and I have often found their larvfB feeding on thesame tree. Herse is, however, less common than Lycaon. Boisduvalgives Primus as food-plant of the species, but it has never been sincerecorded as occurring on trees of that genus, and Mr. Samuel , of Plymouth, N, H., to whom I sent young larva?, found theyrefused pl
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