ROADSIDE LIFE. 



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Fig. 209. — Eyprepia virgo. 



ted States. The moth (Fig. 208) is white, marked 

 with yellow and black. The sexes differ greatly in 

 the ground col- 

 or of the wings ; 

 the female 



in 



this is white 

 throughout ; in 

 the male only 

 the upper sur- 

 face of the fore 

 wings is white, 

 the lower sur- 

 face of the fore wings and the hind wings above and 

 below being yellow. 



The most striking in appearance of our common 

 tiger-moths belong to the genus Eyprepia {Ey-pre'pi-d). 

 Of these there 

 are many spe- 

 cies. Fig. 209 

 represents one 

 of the larger 

 ones. In these 

 insects the fore 

 wings are vel- 

 vety black, 

 marked with 



yellowish or pink bands ; in some species 

 the lighter color predominates, so that the 

 fore wings appear to be yellow or pink 

 spotted with black. 



The harlequin milkweed-caterpillar, Cycnia egle 

 {Cyc'ni-a eg'le). — This larva is the most common cater- 

 pillar found on milkweed. It is clothed with tufts 



Fig. 210 



-The harlequin milkweed- 

 caterpillar. 



