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and sometimes not at all. The front wings of the 

 male differ somewhat from the front wings of the 

 female, the apex, or point, having more of a hook 

 to it. 



The caterpillars (Fig. 82) grow to be about 

 two inches long, are of a pale bluish-green color 

 with the legs and shield of yellow; they have shiny 

 black warts, except on the second and third front 

 divisions, where there are coral red ones. There is a 

 wart of similar size and yellow in color on the 

 eighth amidship division, or abdominal segment. 

 The caterpillars feed on the lilac, ash, wild cherry, 

 azalea, and button-bush. The eggs are pinkish- 

 white and are deposited in single rows. 



CYNTHIA MILLER 



A rose by any other name would smell as sweet 

 and so would a CJ^lthia caterpillar. Cynthia, how- 

 ever, is a pretty name in itself and the baby Cynthia 

 larvtE are pretty babies (Fig. 84). They have a 

 white bloom on their bodies like a ripe plum and 

 give out a pleasant odor. But the bloom and the 

 fragrance would still be there, even if we called the 

 things " worms." We must not do that, however, 

 because the caterpillar is not a worm; one might 



