The colours of animals : their meaning and use, especially considered in the case of insects (1890)
Poulton, Edward Bagnall, Sir, 1856-1943 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 216
188 THE COLOURS OF ANBIALS thick green spike (see fig. 46).^ The conspicuous appearance chiefly depends upon the gregarious habits, and upon the fact that the larvae com- monly rest on the upper surface of the large leaves, which form a background against which the larval … Fig. 47.— Larva of Mullein Moth on leaf of Mullein ; full-fed ; natural size. colours stand out with startling distinctness (see fig. 47). It has been proved that these larvae possess an unpleasant although not an extremely nauseous taste, so that here also we have evidence that the change from a…
Animals · Insects
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