. The moth book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. Moths; Papillons nocturnes; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. (») AniwM virginiansli Drury, PUu VIII, Fie q x- f\, 10, ». (Th. Virginian AniwU.) » v. 4 , rij. Syn .ulyiiioiw Olivier: fUuciJa Hcnicll-Schaacr â¢k '"''!! J?"'' '!"*? *"' "" â¢â "' *'"«» â¢l"'«' «r«n»piren« ibout the middle, u U th. cue with yInisCa stâaloria. .» ha, already been pointed out. but the female is not heavily spotted, as is the case in that species. The caterpilkr feeds upon oaks
. The moth book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. Moths; Papillons nocturnes; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. (») AniwM virginiansli Drury, PUu VIII, Fie q x- f\, 10, ». (Th. Virginian AniwU.) » v. 4 , rij. Syn .ulyiiioiw Olivier: fUuciJa Hcnicll-Schaacr â¢k '"''!! J?"'' '!"*? *"' "" â¢â "' *'"«» â¢l"'«' «r«n»piren« ibout the middle, u U th. cue with yInisCa stâaloria. .» ha, already been pointed out. but the female is not heavily spotted, as is the case in that species. The caterpilkr feeds upon oaks. The moth has the wme geographical distribution as the preceding species {)) Aniiot* rubicund* Fabricius, Plate VIII Fig ii * (The Rosy Maple-moth.) The larva of this beautiful moth feeds commonly upon the Silver-maple, which in many of our v^estern cities has been un^nT^ ^ ""t " ' """"-"â "⢠T"' depredations it commits upon the foliage have subjected it to the indignation of arbori- culturlsts. It was formerly very com- mon in the city of Pittsburgh, but for many years past it has almost entirely disappeared, so that it is now regarded as a rather rare insect by local collectors. The disappearance of the moth is due no doubt to the combined influ- ence of the electric lights, which annually f'" t6.âAnis,<lii ruhi ,âu:'a a Urva b destroy millions of ''"â "â 'â ''""'' '"°"'- <^"'" ""'"y) ' ' insects, which are attracted to them, and to gas-wells. and furnaces, which lick up in their constantly burning flames other mil ions of Insects. Perhaps the English sparrow has also had a part in the work of extermination. In Kansas the insect is very common. I recently saw In the city of Atchison numerous maples, which had almost been stripped of their leaves by these arv« The range of the insect is practically the same as that of
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