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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 87

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his body is yellow stripedlengthwise, and alternating with each stripehas a row of black dots. And on his wingsthere is the merest point of a black dot (oneon each fore wing, and two on the hinderones), so very small that you would not atfirst notice them. But they belong to him,and are always… … FIG. 29. VIRGINIA F.RMIXE MOTH. These are the Virginia ermine moths. In the same box are some many-spottedermine moths, something like leopard moths;but whether tiger, bear, or leopard, the nameis not derived from the nature, as all are quitemeek, and much more like a lamb. There is one of these…

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