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 55
PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCES IN LEPIDOPTERA 27 other caterpillars there are five pairs. These claspers are placed -at the hind end of the body, which is long, thin, and cylindrical, and stands out like a side twig at an acute angle with the stem to which the claspers are tightly fixed. The body also… … Fig. 1.— The larva of Swallow-tail Moth Fig. 2.— Twig of currant ; the general {Ourapteryx samhucaiia) ; last stage ; appearance much like that of fig. 1. natural size. for hours together, and the only alteration of the attitude is brought about by feeding, which generally takes place in the…
Animals · Insects
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