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OTHER COMMON INSECTS 



As the butterfly goes from flower to flower after nectar, its head brushes 

 against the parts of the flower that grow the pollen dust. The pollen is 



thus carried from one flower to another, 

 and this helps the flower to grow better 

 seeds. 



Enemies of the Lepidojotera. — 

 The numerous enemies of the 

 Lepidoptera prevent them from 

 becoming a scourge. Chief 

 among these enemies are the 

 ichneumons, members of the 

 order Hymenoptera (Figure 

 40). Ichneumon- (lk-nu'mon) 

 adults lay their eggs on the 

 bodies of many caterpillars. 

 When these eggs hatch into 



Figure 26. — Cecropia Moth. 



Larva, pupa, cocoon, and 

 adult. 



Figure 27. — Young Tobacco Worm. 

 Bearing cocoons of parasite. 



small larvae ichneumons, the larvse eat their way into the 

 body of the large caterpillar, where they live feeding upon 

 its body juices. These ichneumon larvse are called para- 



