. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. LEPTDOPTERA : MOTHS. 163 the world. It is the larva, or caterpillar, of a Moth, â Bovibyx niori, â which expands about two inches, and which is of a light color, with two or three obscure streaks, and a spot on the upper wings. It feeds upon the leaves of the mulberry tree, and spins a cocoon about an inch and a half long, of a yellow color, and which contains about one thousand feet of silk. This Silkworm is a native of China, but is now raised ex- tensively in Europe, and, to some extent, in this countr}'. The larvae of several other moths, most of the
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. LEPTDOPTERA : MOTHS. 163 the world. It is the larva, or caterpillar, of a Moth, â Bovibyx niori, â which expands about two inches, and which is of a light color, with two or three obscure streaks, and a spot on the upper wings. It feeds upon the leaves of the mulberry tree, and spins a cocoon about an inch and a half long, of a yellow color, and which contains about one thousand feet of silk. This Silkworm is a native of China, but is now raised ex- tensively in Europe, and, to some extent, in this countr}'. The larvae of several other moths, most of them of large size, are now raised, not only in Asia, but also in Europe and in the United States, for the purpose of producing silk. The Cecropia Moth, the Promethea Moth, the Luna Moth, and the Polyphemus Moth are all large and magnificent species, â the largest in North America. They have the antennae broadly feathered on both sides, and beautiful eye-like spots on the wings. All but the Promethea expand five or six inches, and the latter expands about four Fig. of Cecropia , ^^, â Moth. Cocoon reduced, inches. I hey appear m June. The Cecropia is dusky brown, and near the middle of each wing is a dull red spot with a white center and a narrow black edging, and beyond the spot a dull red band bordered on the inside with white, and near the tips of the fore wings is an eye-like black spot. The caterpillar is light green, with red and yellow warts covered with short bristles. The cocoon is three inches long, and is fastened to the side of a twig; the outer coat looks like strong brown paper, and inside. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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