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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 148

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FIG. 58. CATERPILLAR OF PHILAMPELUS ACHEMON. dress with diagonal cream-colored side-stripes,six on a side (made up of a sort of chain oftwisted oval spots), and a curious staring eye- PHILAMPELUS ACHEMON. 107 spot on the top of the last segment of his body.More odd still, when disturbed, he drew… … IG. 59. CATERPILLAR WITH HEAD WITHDRAWN. Plcifed upon a box of earth, (covered withglass), in less then half an hour he was out ofsight. Tipping the box carefully, a few days afterhis disappearance, letting the earth slide fromhim to disclose his successful change into thechrysalis (a large…

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