MOTHS OF THE LIMBERLOST 



provided with a receptacle for the amount of Hquid used 

 to flood a case, dampen a moth, and leave several drops 

 in the shell. Holland writes on page eleven of his 

 "Moth Book": "When emergence from a cocoon occurs, 

 the insect is provided with the power of ejecting from its 

 mouth a fluid, which has the property of dissolving and 

 cutting the silken threads." On page twelve we read: 



LIFE SIZE PUPA CASE OF EARTH 



"In other cases, as in the family of the Saturniidse and 

 Bombycidse, the proboscis is very feebly developed or 

 aborted. In fact, we know that some of these creatures 

 are without mouths, and that they do not partake of 

 nourishment in the winged state." Now the SaturniidiT^ 

 covers the whole Attacine group, and Luna, Polyphemus, 

 and lo as well. You will ol)serve that these are some of 



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