322 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



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COCOONS OF CYPRFSS-MOTH 



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CYPRESS-MOTHS AT 1<I I 



/ ike minim if Jmlj tier aart waving tkeir locum, in wtift tley remain fat 

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fi'.la'i run uf tke tree, aid tttdfram tile end if 

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of the same family, called Yi i i."\v 

 I'NDKRWINGS, measuring nearly 2 

 inches across the wings, and likely to 

 be flushed in strawberry-beds or hay- 

 fields. They have brown fon- \vini;s, 

 and bright yellow hind wings, with a 

 black border. The RED-IMH K\\ tNG 

 MOTH is about 3 inches in r\]>.uiM-, 

 and has greyish-brown fore win^>, and 

 red hind wings, with a black CL-M- 

 tral band; it is often seen flying 

 about willow-trees in the afternoon, 

 or resting on tree-trunks, when the 

 bright-coloured hind wings are quite 

 concealed. 



The Looi'EK-Monis arc th 

 produced from caterpillars which have 

 only ten legs instead of sixteen, as 

 already explained. Most have slender 

 bodies of moderate length, and broad 

 and rather brightly coloured wings, 

 green, russet-brown, yellow, etc. 

 Some, measuring about an inch in 

 expanse, are called CAKIT r-M'Mii^ 

 from the zigzag patterns on the fore 

 wings, which are generally black and 

 white, or brown and white, and 

 sometimes green. The VKI.I.OVV- 

 sllKl.I., a yellow moth, with some zig- 

 zag brown and whitish lino ,u-n .-s the 

 wings, which expand about an inch, 

 is common in hedges and bushes. 

 The white, black-and-yello\v-spotted 



GonSKHKRRY-MoTII, or MAHI'IK- 



MOTH, so common in gardens is aKo 

 one of the Loopers. 



Among the smaller moths are the 

 PEAKI. -MOIIIS, with loug slender 

 bodies, wings longer than bnad, and 

 often with a pearly lustre, one or two 

 species of which are common among 

 nettles. \Ye may also mention the 

 SNOUT-MOTH, a brown slender-bodied 

 moth, with a pointed beak projecting 

 in front of the hcad.likewisea common 

 in-ect among nettles. The (I|<A->- 

 M'Mlls are small moths, with narrow 

 whitish fere wings, and broad brownish 

 hind wings, which they wrap round 

 their bodies when at rest. They are 

 common in every field and meadow. 

 The Mr I l.-M"nMi.ivebn.adtninc.ited 



