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THE TENT CATERPILLAR 



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Fig. 5.— Tent Caterpillar (After Riley) 



roadside. When they find a satisfactory situation, beneath a 

 board, in the cracks of a fence, or between pieces of rough 

 bark, they spin an oval, silken cocoon (Fig. 6), yellow when 

 completed, within which they change to the quiet pupa or 

 chrysalis state. 



Fig. 6. — Cocoon of Tent Caterpillar (Original) 



