. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. I Ihuloiim^ Hh Ummh Caloc:Ua nntgama larva partly gruwri climbed for him; but at the first touch he sprang off into the air, describing sundry half-circles and acrobatic feats, then landed on my face. While I was glad he landed safely on a soft sur- face, it took steady nerves not to shake him off as I climbed down the ; She adds that larvw of C. neogama, when ready to pupate, travel some distance from their food trees before spin


. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. I Ihuloiim^ Hh Ummh Caloc:Ua nntgama larva partly gruwri climbed for him; but at the first touch he sprang off into the air, describing sundry half-circles and acrobatic feats, then landed on my face. While I was glad he landed safely on a soft sur- face, it took steady nerves not to shake him off as I climbed down the ; She adds that larvw of C. neogama, when ready to pupate, travel some distance from their food trees before spinning their slight cocoons between leaves. Caterpillars of two other varieties of Catocalce that feed upon the walnut are C. piatrix and C. palceogama. The moths of both have orange and black under wings. Two hickory feeders which 1 have reared from the eggs are. C. vidua and C. retcda. They are similar, being dark larv», and very like the twigs on which they rest. The black " petti- coats" of their moths lack the colored bands characteristic of many of the r%otoarai>h ty Bath Catoeala neogama larva fully grown 117. 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 Robertson-Miller, Ellen, 1859-1937. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild


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