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NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



change to pupae, they either creep beneath the fallen leaves, 

 etc., or else enter the earth and form smooth cells, in which to 

 undergo their transformation. The Satellitia Sphinx and 

 Caterpillar (Figs. 194 and 195), the Achemon Sphinx and 



Fig. 197. 



Caterpillar (Figs. 196 and 152), and the White-lined Sphinx 

 and Caterpillar (Figs. 197 and 198), are examples of this 

 Family. 



CLEAR-WINGED MOTHS (dEgeridx). These insects have the 

 body quite slender, and there is frequently a fan-shaped tuft 

 at its tip; the wings are narrow and usually partially trans- 

 parent, and the hind wings are nearly as long as the front 

 ones. 



Fig. 198. 



These insects are diurnal in their habits, and quite closely 

 resemble certain wasps, but the body is clothed with scales, 

 and is not pointed behind, 



Their caterpillars are provided with sixteen legs, and usually 



