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 286
258 THE COLOURS OF ANIMALS Equally interesting examples are to be found among our British caterpillars. The brown (or occa- sionally green) mature larva of the Large Elephant Hawk Moth {Chcerocampa elpenor) generally hides among the dead brown leaves on the older parts of the stem of its… … Fig. 55.— The caterpillar of the Large Elephant Hawk Moth {Chcerocampa elpenor) when undisturbed ; full-fed ; natural size (from Weismann). surroundings. It possesses an eye like mark on each side of two of the body-rings (the first and second abdominal segments) ; but these markings do not attract…
Animals · Insects
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