. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK ITie .Wt. to my knowledge, did not out it. skin mgm untU the „t. ^though it renuiined on « moultinglo^ for four When the red,.«.ing w« ««,n, how- 7L L"::r "^ '^''--''"-'' -^^-^ ^""- ^^ daborately wrought saddle-patch of brown, edged and orna- mented in yellow. The saddle extended from the third to the deventh segment where the color continued on to the tips of he spmed
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK ITie .Wt. to my knowledge, did not out it. skin mgm untU the „t. ^though it renuiined on « moultinglo^ for four When the red,.«.ing w« ««,n, how- 7L L"::r "^ '^''--''"-'' -^^-^ ^""- ^^ daborately wrought saddle-patch of brown, edged and orna- mented in yellow. The saddle extended from the third to the deventh segment where the color continued on to the tips of he spmed The head remained dark «id a triangle of this brown on the thorax gave a hooded appear«ice to the face. This larva ate ravenously for three days, then within twenty- four hou« the dark madder-brown began to fade from it. back and ««mingly to run down into the green sides, which m con- sequence became a dirty pink. Realizing that the caterpillar wa. nearing the pupa state, I confined it with a piece of old gray wood, and on the smooth cut end of this it immediately began to spin. The caterpillar rested with its body curved sidewise, and as it spun, it slowly re- versed its position so that all portions of the thicken- ing walls came easily in con- tact with the little spinner- ette. The cocoon grew ,.. ., tough like parchment and plated in one hour and a half. Cocoons spun the previous year in a brown pasteboard box. Two ooooons spun on old wood. 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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