. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. OP SOCIABLE CATEBPILLABS, 99 pillars are of that tribe which march rank entire. They sometimes advance in straight lines, and at others in curves of various inflection. They are of a fiery colour, which gives them the appearance of a cord of gold, extended on a silken fillet, of the most immaculate whiteness. It is when travelling on this carpet of silk, to feed on the leaves of their favourite plants, that this appearance is exhibited. The Piti/ocampa, anot
. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. OP SOCIABLE CATEBPILLABS, 99 pillars are of that tribe which march rank entire. They sometimes advance in straight lines, and at others in curves of various inflection. They are of a fiery colour, which gives them the appearance of a cord of gold, extended on a silken fillet, of the most immaculate whiteness. It is when travelling on this carpet of silk, to feed on the leaves of their favourite plants, that this appearance is exhibited. The Piti/ocampa, another moth which congregates in a common receptacle of pine leaves, united by fila- ments of silk which they spin, is also of this military order. They follow each other in a variety of mazy turnings, which gives the most animated picture of ever varying living wreaths. The whole chain of caterpillars move in unison, and at a proper distance from each other, in the most perfect order; and when their leader stops, the whole halt in an instant.* A DIVISION OF PBOCESSIONAKY The Processionary Moth affords a still more â Bonnet, ii, 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 Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862. London, Whittaker & Co. ; [etc. ,etc. ]
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