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Scientific American, Vol. 29, No. 6 (August 1873) (1873)

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way; but as a rule, rate in a few hours to enable the insect to take wing. the wings is a grizzled dusky brown with the hinder margins natural enemies keep it so thoroughly in check that it can The eggs of the Cecropia moth are 0 '09 inch long, sub-oval, clay yellow; near the middle of each of the… … cocoons of this insect (Fig. 2) may • tim, and the young larvae soon hatch Fig, 1.—THE CECROPIA MOTH, MALE. be found attached to the twigs of a from them and commence to prey and they are deposited in small patches on the plants which variety of trees. I have found them upon the apple, cherry, upon…

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