SCALE-WINGED INSECTS 



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The Imperial Moth, a handsome North 

 American moth belonging to a family allied to 

 the emperor-moths, is represented below. 



The Eggars form another allied family, 

 also with tufted caterpillars, but with the 

 central eye of the wings absent, or reduced 

 to a small black spot. A set of remarkable 

 photographs, representing the eggs, cater- 

 pillars, cocoons and sections of cocoons, and 

 the moths of a large and handsome species 

 — the CVPRESS-MOTH of Smyrna — appears 

 on pages 720 and 721, We have received 

 the following account of their habits from 

 Mr. IMavroyeni, to whom we are indebted 

 for the photographs: "I" the month of 



POLYPHEMUS MOTH 



^ hanJi^ n e Norih j^rr.crican 

 Emf)iior-mo:h 



July they start weav- 

 ing their cocoons, in 

 which they remain for 

 seventeen daj-s. A 

 couple of weeks after 

 themoths haveemerged 

 from their cocoons and 

 laid their eggs, the eggs 

 hatch, and the }-oung 

 caterpillars run up the 

 tree, and feed from the 

 end of August, durins; 

 autumn, winter, and 



Pho.t bj Highltj 



CECROPIA MOTH 



The largest cf the Kirth American Emperor-mothi 



spring." We believe that the cocoons of 

 this species are prepared for use as silk in 

 Greece. 



Among other kinds, we may notice the 

 bright-coloured TiGER-MOTHS, with their black 

 and cream-coloured fore wings and red-and- 

 black hind wings, which frequent gardens, 

 and are reared from reddish-brown caterpillars 

 with long hair. These are stout-bodied 

 moths ; and there are other moths, with 

 brown fore wings and whitish hind wings, 

 which fly to candles, or buzz over flowers in 

 the evening. These are called OwL-MOTHS ; 

 but there are larger and handsomer members 



PhQii h L. H. Joi/K.] 



IMPERIAL MOTH 



Yelhiv, tvith purplish-hroivn dot^ and blotches. Native of North 

 America 



