The Evening Trimrose and the Hovering {Moth 



This tiny caterpillar has a host 

 of cv^cnini^" })rimrose l)lossoms laid 

 to his door. When full grown he 

 is nearly a third of an inch in 

 length, at which time he concludes 

 to leave his life-long abode, which 

 explains the 

 " hole" through f\ |,^^ ^^ 

 the base of 

 the bud. If 

 we irather a 





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j TWO VARIETIES 



t OF I'KIMROSE BUDS 



few of these buds and 

 place them in a small box, 

 we may observe the remain- 

 ing life history of the insect. 

 After creeping from its petal 

 home, it immediately spins a 

 delicate white silken cocoon, 



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