CHARAGIA DAPIINANDR.-E. 



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Caterpillars brown and green, plain and spotted, 

 banded and striped, lie concealed everywhere, or project 

 stiff, brown and bent from the branches and stems, exactly 

 like the twigs upon which they rest rigid and motionless. 

 They are to be found almost everywhere during the 

 summer months, but so closely do they resemble their 

 surroundings that they are very seldom seen, at least by 

 the human eye, and are often most difficult to detect even 

 when specially sought for. 



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Figf. 17. Cliaragia daphnandrae (Queensland), with the wings expanded, 

 and at rest on bark. The fore wings are green, and the hind wings a rosy 

 red, The insect is eftectually concealed when at rest upon green bark as 

 illustrated. 



The butterflies and moths which are protected in this 

 manner are very numerous ; amongst the beetles also are 

 a great many species which owe their safety to this 

 means. 



The OrtJioptera are amongst the largest contributors to 

 this class of simulism : ' leaf-insects,' ' walking-sticks,' and 



