. Insect architecture. Insects. 324 INSECT ARCHITECTURE. process of building,—as is also done by the vapourer (Orpyia antiqua, Hubner), and many others.* These are additional instances of the remarks we formerly made, that caterpillars which spin a slight web are transformed into perfect insects in a much shorter period than those which spin more substantial ones. Thus the cream-spot tiger (Arctia vilhca, Stephens) lies in chrysalis only three weeks, and therefore does not require a strong web. It is figured below, along with another, which is still slighter, though more ingeniously woven, bei
. Insect architecture. Insects. 324 INSECT ARCHITECTURE. process of building,—as is also done by the vapourer (Orpyia antiqua, Hubner), and many others.* These are additional instances of the remarks we formerly made, that caterpillars which spin a slight web are transformed into perfect insects in a much shorter period than those which spin more substantial ones. Thus the cream-spot tiger (Arctia vilhca, Stephens) lies in chrysalis only three weeks, and therefore does not require a strong web. It is figured below, along with another, which is still slighter, though more ingeniously woven, being regularly meshed like Cocoon of Arctia 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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