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INSECTS ABKOAD. 



called, of the eye-like spots. These are the only dark parts of 

 the insect. 



In this species the transparent part of the eyes is reduced to 

 a scarcely perceptible stripe, and the ground colouring of the 

 eyes may be briefly described as follows. First comes the dark 

 chocolate eyebrow, through which runs a line of pure white, 

 then comes the little transparent streak, and then a patch of 

 dun, separated from the pale green of the wing by a narrow line 



Fjg. 408.— Larva of Attacu.s luna. 



of darker green. The body is covered with thick, long, white 

 down, which extends over the bases of both wings, and runs 

 along the inner edge of the lower wings for nearly half their 

 length. The tails are of a yellower green than the body of the 

 wing, and the outer edges of both pairs are marked by a very 

 narrow line of orange. Both the upper and under surfaces are 

 coloured in the same manner. The cocoon is about as large as 

 a pigeon's egg, and of a very dark brown. 



A SLIGHTLY reduced figure is given on page 675 of another of 



these silk-producing Moths called Antherea Pcrnyi. The figure 



