Among the moths and butterflies : a revised and enlarged edition of "Insect lives ; or, Born in prison" (1891)
Ballard, Julia P. (Julia Perkins) · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 120
ming out this April morningafter its long sound sleep, never once moving,In the black ring-notched chrysalis, since itwent into it on thetwenty-sixth of lastAugust. A beau-ful little creature itis, especially theunder wing-s, which fig. 43. dryocampa kubicunda.look, more than any thing else, like a… … 8o AMONG THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. shall have a good chance ! and lo ! when onewing, or the crested head, was half drawn,away it would fly. Recaptured, I would beginagain, and with the same success as before ;so that when I had about six half-finishedsketches, in as many different positions,…
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