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times more. The head, thorax, and abdomen are 

 orange-brown, marked with yellow. The antennae are 

 bright orange-brown, broadly pectinate in the male, 

 almost simple in the female. 



Regalls is not considered common anywhere, but 

 has an extended range. It is said to be double-brooded 

 in Georgia, but not so as far north as New Jersey or 

 New York. 



The moth is known as the "regal walnut-tree moth," 

 and the caterpillar as the "horned hickory devil." 



The horns are perfectly harmless, and cannot sting 

 or hurt any kind of enemy, yet they doubtless frighten 

 any bird which may be temj^ted by so large a morsel, 

 and certainly frighten many human beings, as visitors 

 to the Crawlery could testify. We gained a most un- 

 merited reputation for heroic courage while we were 

 rearing regalis — unmerited because we knew the 

 caterpillars to be harmless. 



