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short, useless tongue. It is said that it does not eat in the 

 adult stage. Its cocoon is found on fruit, nut, and other trees 

 where it has lived as a caterpillar. The cocoon is spun inside 

 of a rolled-up leaf. The caterpillar seems to know that the 



FIG. 88. Luna-moth. 

 (General color apple-green.) 



leaf may drop off in the fall, so it fastens the petiole firmly to 

 the twig with silk fibres. 



One of the finest moths is the Luna-moth, whose caterpillar 

 feeds upon various trees, such as the walnut and the hickory. 

 The caterpillar is pale green, with a pearly head, yellow lines 

 transversely between each two segments of the abdomen, and 

 a yellow line along each side of the body. The adult moth is 

 of an apple-green color, with a border of brownish purple on 

 the wings. Each wing has an eye spot with a transparent 



