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ARTHROPODS : INSECTS. 



coons. Some of these Moths are small, and others are 

 the largest of the Lepidoptera. 



One of the most elegant kinds is the Beautiful Dei- 

 opeia. Its fore wings are yellow, crossed by white 



Fig. 276. — Beautiful Deiopeia. 



bands, on each of which is a row of black dots, and the 

 hind wings are scarlet with an irregular black border. 



The Salt-marsh Moth expands about two inches ; the 

 fore wings are white, hind wings and hind body yellow; 



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Fig. 277. — Larva of Salt-marsh Moth. 



Fig. 278. — Pupa of Salt-marsh Moth. Fig. 279. — Salt-marsh Moth. 



the wings are spotted with black, and the hind body 

 has a row of black spots above, a row below, and two 

 rows on each side. The female has all the wings 

 white, or all light gray, with the black spots. 



The Common Silkworm is celebrated as the Insect 

 which produces the greater part of all the silk used in 



