. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FOREST LIFE. 201 dark brown lines that it is hard to tell which of the two is the ground color (Fig. 165). It lays its eggs in a cluster on a leaf near the tip of a twig of cher- ry, usually wild cherry. The larvae make a snug nest by fastening together the leaves at the end of the twig, and within this nest (Fig. 166) they live, adding new leaves to the outside as more food is needed. The leaves die and become brown, and thus render the nest co
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FOREST LIFE. 201 dark brown lines that it is hard to tell which of the two is the ground color (Fig. 165). It lays its eggs in a cluster on a leaf near the tip of a twig of cher- ry, usually wild cherry. The larvae make a snug nest by fastening together the leaves at the end of the twig, and within this nest (Fig. 166) they live, adding new leaves to the outside as more food is needed. The leaves die and become brown, and thus render the nest con- spicuous. The larvae are black above, with four white stripes, and flesh- colored below. When full grown they descend to the ground to transform, and pass the winter in the pupa 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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