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HALF-HOURS IN THE GREEN LANES. 



of some species of moth never assume the winged 

 state, or assume it only partially. Nay, in one case 

 at least, owing to the absence of wings, the peculiar 

 rounded shape and markings of the body and the 

 much longer legs, you would certainly never take 

 the female fully developed insect for a moth, but 

 for a spider! This is the female of the Mottled 

 Umber (Hybernia defoliaria). On th* oak or hazel 



Fig. 121. 



Goat-moth (Cossus ligniperda) 



and many other plants, you may find the caterpillare 

 of the Yapourer moth one of the few species of 

 moths which fly in the daytime. Their mode of 

 flight is very peculiar. Not only do these insects 

 abound in the country, but you may see them in 

 groups even in the midst of our towns and cities, 

 where gardens or boulevards are planted. The 

 female never rises to the winged state; the process 

 of larval development, so common to the lepidopteru, 



