. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 11 ENTOMOLOGICAL COIN TRIBUTIONS. By E. B. Reed, London, Ont. 1. The Io Moth (Saturnin lo). , .. , , ^ 2. The Flat-heaped Apple-tkeb Bokek {Otrysohotlms femorata). S. The Locust Tree Borer (CTi/tits picUts). 1. The Io Moth Satumia {Hyperchiria) Io. [Fabr]. Order, Lepidoptera ; Family, Bombtcid^. This lovely moth is weU worthy a place in the cabinet of the collector, and fiom its bril- Uant colouring' and conspicuous markings is always sure to f'««'°°''''; ^°^^\^,X'*'°°r . „^ The moth belongs to a f
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 11 ENTOMOLOGICAL COIN TRIBUTIONS. By E. B. Reed, London, Ont. 1. The Io Moth (Saturnin lo). , .. , , ^ 2. The Flat-heaped Apple-tkeb Bokek {Otrysohotlms femorata). S. The Locust Tree Borer (CTi/tits picUts). 1. The Io Moth Satumia {Hyperchiria) Io. [Fabr]. Order, Lepidoptera ; Family, Bombtcid^. This lovely moth is weU worthy a place in the cabinet of the collector, and fiom its bril- Uant colouring' and conspicuous markings is always sure to f'««'°°''''; ^°^^\^,X'*'°°r . „^ The moth belongs to a family which has received the name of " BoMBYCEb from Bomh,,, the ancient name of the silk worm. As, however, it is ,n the larval or Caterpillar state that this insect more frequently meets our eye, we will begm by a description of it in that stiige. The full grown larva of which, fig. 1 is '•'" ' an admirable representation, is of a most delicate apple or pea-green colour with a broad dusky white stripe at e;ich side bordered with lilac on the lower edge. The body is covered with spreading clusters of green bristles tipped with black. These bristles are exceed- ingly sharp, and when the insect is handled will pro- duce a very irritating sting similar to but much sharper than that of the nettle, and the effect of which causes a reddening of the flesh and the immediate appearance of raised white blotches which last for a considerable time Fig. No. 2 shews the appearance of these bristles, some of them as ft, being stouter and more acute than the others and able to inflict a sharper and more penetrating sting. This stinging property li- very curious and is not very easily explained ; Mr. C. V. Riley writing of a very similar insect, the Satumia Main, says, " that the sting is caused by the prick of the spines, and not by their getting broken in the flesh. From the fact that the spines appear hollow, one would naturally attribute their irritating power to
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