CLASS I. INSECTA: ORDER 4. LEPIDOPTERA. 577 
THE CECROPIA MOTH. 
yellowish-green color, marked witli eye-spots near the middle. The expanse of the wings is four 
inches. The caterpillar lives on walnut-trees, and spins a cocoon of which silk might be made. 
Many of these cocoons may be picked up on the ground, in autumn or spring, beneath the trees 
frequented by these insects. 
The Corn Emperor Moth, Sahcrnia 
maia, is reddish-yellow above, and has 
three and a half inches expanse of wing. 
Tlie Pale Emperor Moth, Orgyia Uu- 
costigma, is a small species handsomely 
variegated. 
The Prometheus Moth, Attaciis Pro- 
m.etheus, is of a deep smoky bi'own, its 
expanded wings measuring four inches ; 
the eggs are deposited in clusters, often 
on the lilac-bush, where the cocoons, 
which are an inch long, may be ob- 
served, attached longitudinally to a leaf, 
in a manner to be protected by it. 
The Polyphemus Moth, A. Folgj^ke- 
mus, is of a dull ochre color, somewhat 
clouded with black; the wings are orna- 
nxented with an eye-like spot, and have 
an expanse of six inches. The cater- 
pillar inhabits the oak and elm, and may 
be found in August and September. 
The Cecropia Moth, A. Cca'opia, is 
of a dusky reddish-brown ; the wings 
expand six inches, and are handsomely 
variegated. The caterpillar is of a light 
green color and is found on various fruit- 
trees. 
The Regal Walis^ut Moth, Cerato- 
campa regalis, is one of the largest and 
pRocEssioNART cATEEPiLLAEs. fiucst of OUT moths ; thc wlugs are olive- 
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