. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA, 343. they are black with a common white band near their middle; and the discal veins are usually white and broadly bordered with black. There are great variations in the wndth of the white band on the wings. The larva feeds on the leaves of oak; it is brownish black, with a lat- FiG. ,. maia, ^^.^j yelloW Stripe ; and is armed on each segment with large branching spines. This species pertains to the eastern part of the continent; but there are several western species belonging to the genus. In the West there occur also two
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA, 343. they are black with a common white band near their middle; and the discal veins are usually white and broadly bordered with black. There are great variations in the wndth of the white band on the wings. The larva feeds on the leaves of oak; it is brownish black, with a lat- FiG. ,. maia, ^^.^j yelloW Stripe ; and is armed on each segment with large branching spines. This species pertains to the eastern part of the continent; but there are several western species belonging to the genus. In the West there occur also two species of the genus Pseudohazis (Pseu-do-ha'zis). These are P, hera (P. he'ra), in which the ground-color of the wings is white (Plate IV), and P, eglanierina (P. eg-lan-te-ri^na), in which the ground-color is brown. Both species are spotted and striped with black. In each the abdomen is ringed with black; there is a large discal spot on each wing, which frequently has a white center due to white scales borne by the discal vein. The base of the wings is dusky. There is a transverse band at the end of the basal third, which is sometimes wanting on the hind wings; and a broader, wavy, transverse band crossing both wings at the end of the basal two thirds ; and on each wing there is a series of six or seven triangular black spots situ- ated on the ends of the veins, at the outer margin of the wing. It should be said that both in the ground-color and in the markings these two forms vary much; and it is possi- ble that they are merely varieties of one species. Family (Cith-e-ro-ni'i-dae). The Royal-moths, The Royal-moths are stout-bodied and hairy, with sunken heads and strong wings. The species are of medium or large. 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;
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