LKPIDOPTERA : MOTHS. 



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Clear-winged Sphingidse, or Sesias. 

 These are known by their transparent wings and 



Fig. 274. — Clear-winged Sesia. 



broad tails. They are seen in the daytime hovering 

 over flowers, and are very beautiful. 



Peach-tree Borers. 



The Peach-tree Borer, in its winged form, resembles 

 a Wasp. The general color is steel-blue, with yellow 

 markings, and the male has all the 

 wings transparent ; but the female has 

 the fore wings blue and opaque. The 

 eggs are laid upon the trunk of the 

 tree, near the roots. When hatched, 

 the larvs bore into and devour the Fig. 275. Peach- 

 inner bark and sap wood. When tree Borer, 

 about a year old they become chrysalides, and come 

 forth as moths from June to October. 



Silkworm Moths. 



These Moths have the head small, antennte generally 

 feathered or toothed, tongue short, thorax woolly, and 

 the fore legs hairy. Most of the caterpillars spin co- 



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