. Elementary entomology. Entomology. THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 207. Fig. 326. The salt-marsh caterpillar [Estigincne acraea), one of the " woolly bears " The tiger-moths (Arctiidae) are well named, for many of them are conspicuousl)- striped or spotted with orange, red, or black. Among the lar\'as are the well- known hairy "woolly bears," which crawl across the walks in late fall and early spring, faithful harbingers of winter and summer. The moths are frequently attracted to lights, when their brilliant colors al- ways command attention. On some of the larvae the hairs are
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 207. Fig. 326. The salt-marsh caterpillar [Estigincne acraea), one of the " woolly bears " The tiger-moths (Arctiidae) are well named, for many of them are conspicuousl)- striped or spotted with orange, red, or black. Among the lar\'as are the well- known hairy "woolly bears," which crawl across the walks in late fall and early spring, faithful harbingers of winter and summer. The moths are frequently attracted to lights, when their brilliant colors al- ways command attention. On some of the larvae the hairs are massed into brushes much like those of the tussock-moths, as is the case with the com- mon harlequin milkweed cater- pillar {Cycnia eglc), which is Fig. 327. The hickory tiger-moth {IldL- sidota ca7yae) and its larva clothed with tufts of orange, black, and white hairs, and is the most Fig. 328. The common red-and-black , .,, , .,, caterpillar of the Isabella tiger-moth COmmon caterpillar on the milk- (PyiT/iarctia isabella) WCCd. Our mOSt COmmon SpCcicS (After comstock) is possibly the Isabella tiger-moth. 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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