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INSECTS ABROAD. 



gilded appearance, wliich extends even to the long silken hairs 

 which clothe the thorax and abdomen. This lovely golden hair 

 also runs along the edge of the lower wings, but it cannot be 

 seen without a favourable light, which brings it out in all its 



radiance 



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 (Bi'owii and dun.) 



The general colour of the larva is dark black-grey with light 

 grey and yellowish streaks. In the background is seen the web 

 constructed by this larva, which much resembles that which is 

 spun by the larvie of the common English Lackey Moth. 



Owing to the size of the insect, which measures six inches 

 across the wings, the figure of Ccratocampa regalis is nnich 

 reduced in dimensions. It is a native of North America, and 

 is more common than welcome. 



The colour of the upper wings is olive, streaked with light 

 red, and the lower wings are rust-red, paling into yellow towards 

 the upper edge. The thorax is rust-red, edged and streaked 

 with yellow, and the abdomen is coloured in the same manner, 

 the edges of the segments being marked with yellow. 



As may be seen by the illustration on page G82, the larva is a 

 formidable looking creature, with its panoply of horrent spines. 

 In most places where it lives it is dreaded almost as much as 

 if it weire a rattlesnake, and very few can be found who ai'e 



