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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 



dark brown extends along the outer margin of tlie lower wings, the rest 

 of the wing being yellow. The body is bluish-gray and brown, with 

 lines and bands of black. From the sides of the body spring tufts of 



CUloeiocanipa teisa. 



hairs, and three spreading plumes of long yellowish-brown liairs adorn 

 the end of the abdomen. These latter the insect can spread or contract 



Thyreus abbotii. 



at pleasure, and are no doubt of value in guiding its rapid fliglit. Tlie 

 caterpillar of this moth feeds on the leaves of the Virginia creeper, 

 and in its markings closely resembles a section of the stem of the vine. 



