182 OTHER MEMBERS OF THE f;LASS - INSECTA 



cotton i^ant, where they hatch inU) caterpillars that soon 

 destroy tlie leaves if left unmolested. 



One of our larger moths, the polyphemus moth, is shown 

 in Fi<j:im' 12.1. The larva- of this rnoth feed upon the leaves 



I'iG. r2:i. — CiHllins Jiiotli. with its TKK (ju the api.le at the left and Us 

 hvrva in the aiijilc at the right. 



of elm, ap|il(', pecati, etc. Tlie |)each-tree borer is the lai'va 

 of a clear-winged niotli. 



The lai'Vic, or caterpillars, of moths ^'a.ry greatly in size 

 and ap])earancc. Some of them are so small as to be able 

 to live all theii' li\'es between the upper and under surfaces 

 of leaves. Others live in gi-ains of wheat and corn. Some, 



