266 CATERPILLARS AND THEIR MOTHS 



The hind wings are so much more peppered with 

 black scales that they are darker and grayer than the 

 fore wings. They are crossed, near the margin, by a 

 band of gray, white, and pink or red, wider than that 

 on the fore wings, and each wing has a large gray eye- 

 spot, edged above with black, white, and pink or red, 

 and inclosing on the lower edge a transparent, oval 

 spot, crossed lengthwise by a yellow bar, and encircled 

 by tan-color and black. The bodies are tan-colored, 

 with a gray band across the thorax. The antennae 

 are very broadly pectinate, the male's being the wider. 

 The shades of tan, red, and gray vary very much in 

 different moths, but all are very furry. They lay 

 many eggs, but diseases and parasites kill most of the 

 larvae. 



A friend once sent us a tin box, about six inches 

 long and two in diameter, by mail. It was four days 

 on the way, and when we opened it we found a large 

 jwlyphemus moth, apparently dead, and over three 

 hundred eggs dotted all over the inside of the box and 

 cover. While we were removing the eggs the moth 

 was left on the table, but when we went to get her she 

 had revived and flown to the window-curtain. That 

 night she laid more eggs, and the next night we set 

 her free to enjoy the rest of her life in her own way. 



These moths are often found on the ground under 

 electric lights, apparently displaying their beauty to 

 all whom it may concern. 



