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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 133

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remained un-opened. 92 AMONG THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. After writing the above, it was my curiousgood-fortune to find seven of these large cat-erpillars on one blade of Indian corn. Therewas not another to be found in the small field,and how these had chanced to congregate insuch camp-meeting… … FIG. 51. MALE 10. under a large glass, it was a new and amusingsieht to watch them march around—one lenorth-ened, mossy line of green, all touching oneanother and walking as fast as if quite alone.They preferred the green leaves of the corn toany others which they are said to like and willeat. One…

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