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INSECT LIFE. 



describe the method of exit of the adult from the 

 cocoon. 



THE LUNA-MOTH, Tropcza hum (Tro-pce'a lit' no). 

 This is the most beautiful of the giant silkworm 

 moths. Its wings are of a delicate light green color, 

 with a purple-brown band on the front edge of the 



FIG. 156. The luna-moth. 



fore winsrs. It can be easily recognized by Fi^. ic6. 



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The larva feeds on the leaves of walnut, hickory, 



