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others in slight nests formed by weaving together 

 several upright blades of grass ; others, an^^^^ 

 are generally some of the 

 larger species, like the White 

 spotted Skipper [Figs. 91- 

 93], draw several leaves to- 

 gether just as they grow 

 upon the plant, and, retain- 

 ing them in the desired place 

 by silken bands, live within 

 the leafy bower. In earlier 

 life, these same caterpillars, 

 as well as the full-grown 

 caterpillars of other species, 

 construct nests by folding 

 over a little piece of leaf, 

 and fastening the edge to the opposite surface 

 by a few loose strands of silk [Fig. 94] ; to effect 

 this they first bite a little channel into the leaf 



FIG. 91. Nest of caterpillar 

 of Epargyreus Tityrus, nat. size. 

 (After Riley.) 



FIG. 92. Caterpillar of Epargyreos Tityrus, nat. size. (After Riley.) 



at just such a place as to leave a fragment of leaf 

 neither too large nor too small to serve as a roof 



