SCALE-WINGED INSECTS 
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The Imperiat. Moth, a handsome North 
American moth belonging to a family allied to 
the emperor-moths, is represented below. 
The Eggars form another allied family, 
also with tufted caterpillars, but with the 
central eye of the wings absent, or reduced 
to a small black spot. A set of remarkable 
photographs, representing the eggs, cater- 
pillars, cocoons and sections of cocoons, and 
the moths of a large and handsome species 
— the Cypress-moth of Smyrna — appears 
on pages 720 and 721. We have received 
the following account of their habits from 
Mr. Mavroyeni, to whom we are indebted 
for the photographs: “I'"' the month of 
July they start weav- 
ing their cocoons, in 
which they remain for 
seventeen da}’s. A 
couple of weeks after 
themoths haveemerged 
from their cocoons and 
laid their eggs, the eggs 
hatch, and the young 
caterpillars run up the 
tree, and feed from the 
end of August, during 
autumn, winter, and 
Pho.i by Highley 
CECROPIA MOTH 
The largest of the North American Emperor-moths 
POLYPHEMUS MOTH 
A handsome North American 
Emperor-moth 
spring.” We believe that the cocoons of 
this species are prepared for use as silk in 
Greece. 
Among other kinds, we may notice the 
bright-coloured Tiger-MOTHS, with their black 
and cream-coloured fore wings and red-and- 
black hind wings, which frequent gardens, 
and are reared from reddish-brown caterpillars 
with long hair. These are stout-bodied 
moths ; and there are other moths, with 
brown fore wings and whitish hind wings, 
which fly to candles, or buzz over flowers in 
the evening. These are called OWL-MOTIIS; 
but there are larger and handsomer members 
Photo by L. H. Joutel'\ [_Nevj York 
IMPERIAL MOTH 
Tello’w, luith purplish-broivn dott and blotches. Native of North 
.America 
