. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ROADSIDE LIFE. 241. Fig. 2og.—Eyprepia Virgo, ted States. The moth (Fig. 208) is white, marked with yellow and black. The sexes differ greatly in the ground col- or of the wings; in the female this is white throughout; in the male only the upper sur- face of the fore wings is white, the lower sur- face of the fore wings and the hind wings above and below being yellow. The most striking in appearance of our common tiger-moths belong to the genus
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ROADSIDE LIFE. 241. Fig. 2og.—Eyprepia Virgo, ted States. The moth (Fig. 208) is white, marked with yellow and black. The sexes differ greatly in the ground col- or of the wings; in the female this is white throughout; in the male only the upper sur- face of the fore wings is white, the lower sur- face of the fore wings and the hind wings above and below being yellow. The most striking in appearance of our common tiger-moths belong to the genus Eyprepia {Ey-pre'pi-a). Of these there are many spe- cies. Fig. 209 represents one of the larger ones. In these insects the fore wings are vel- vety black, marked with yellowish or pink bands; in some species the lighter color predominates, so that the fore wings appear to be yellow or pink spotted with black. The harlequin milkweed-caterpillar, Cycnia egle {Cyc'ni-a eg'le).—^This larva is the most common cater- pillar found on milkweed. It is clothed with tufts. 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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