. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. CHAPTER XXII THE PEST OF THE WOODBINE The EiOHT-SPorrED Fobester. Alypia oeUnnueulata "Some in richest and ^rftest of velvets arrayed Or m ma.| that doe, shame to the armS'trade '. I HAD spent the summer at an old gray farm-house whose weather- beaten boards showed the ravages of years, especially at the comer of the porch where a leaky spout had made the floor quite rotten. The porch was cool and shady during the hot days, for it was


. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. CHAPTER XXII THE PEST OF THE WOODBINE The EiOHT-SPorrED Fobester. Alypia oeUnnueulata "Some in richest and ^rftest of velvets arrayed Or m ma.| that doe, shame to the armS'trade '. I HAD spent the summer at an old gray farm-house whose weather- beaten boards showed the ravages of years, especially at the comer of the porch where a leaky spout had made the floor quite rotten. The porch was cool and shady during the hot days, for it was well protected by vines of woodbine and wild clematis, and I had found it a partic- ularly pleasant nook from which to watch the birds and butterflies that frequented the orchard and the old-fashioned garden. I also had the opportunity of studying the development of some brown-banded caterpillars that had been rather numerous unmolested for ray benefit and the benefit ot the E.». I«h sp^w. that frequently breakfasM upon them. Tl^i n«.cts had appeared early in May and aga^ in Aueu,, M LlTl '""""''""'"'""'''-"'«' •»" S^'p- pare for their pupa state. ^ ^ 148. 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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