. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 237 egg-sacs of Pulvinaria, Like other members of this family the larva spins a silken tube, within which it lives. On a *>*. Fig. i^i.—Lcetilia coccidiTora ; a^ egff; <5, larva ; r, pupa; dy adult; ^, ^, moths natural; size resting on egg-sacs of Pulvinaria. thickly-infested branch these tubes may be found extending, from the remains of one coccid to another. Family Pterophoridae (Pter-o-phor'i-dse). The Plume-moths, The Plume-moths are so called on account of the remarkable form of the wings, which are split by longitu-. Please
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 237 egg-sacs of Pulvinaria, Like other members of this family the larva spins a silken tube, within which it lives. On a *>*. Fig. i^i.—Lcetilia coccidiTora ; a^ egff; <5, larva ; r, pupa; dy adult; ^, ^, moths natural; size resting on egg-sacs of Pulvinaria. thickly-infested branch these tubes may be found extending, from the remains of one coccid to another. Family Pterophoridae (Pter-o-phor'i-dse). The Plume-moths, The Plume-moths are so called on account of the remarkable form of the wings, which are split by longitu-. 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. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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