Identifier: asnatureshowsthe01dentuoft (find matches)
Title: As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky mountains. With over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote)
Subjects: Lepidoptera -- United States Nature prints
Publisher: Boston B. Whidden
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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th. The predominating color is dark brown; but in certain lights,pink and metallic purple and blue are reflected from the Avings. There is frequently a good deal of variation in this species, some-times the wavy lines running across the wings being almost whiteand again obscure gray or yellowish brown. This insect is a verystrong flyer, as specimens are said to have been taken on board aship, one hundred and twentj-five nnles from the nearest land. Iknow nothing of the larva or of the life history of the insect. In Partlieyios nubilis, the insect looks very much like the Cafocalaand has much the same habits. The upper wings are dark brown,black, gray and creamy-white. Thorax and body light brown.Lower wings blackish-brown with four wavy and somewhat indis-tinct bands of yellowish-orange. Expanse of wings two and one-halfinches. I have si)ecimens of this insect from New England and theMiddle and Western States. It may be taken in the company ofCatocala and seems to have a wide range. n
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NOCTUIDS. ()1 The genus Catocala is veiy well represented in this eonntiy, andis of more interest to the collector than anj^ other class of theNoctuidpe, both on account of the large size of many of the speciesand also for their great beauty. These insects frequently measurethree inches or more across the expanded wings. The upper wingsare usually brown or gray witli numerous zigzag lines running acrosstliem, while tlie lower Avings are f)-equently crossed with broad blackbars, alternating with bands of red, yellow or Avhite. The lowerwings are hidden from view when the moths are at rest. The larviefeed on various forest trees, oak and hickory being their most com-mon food plant. Both the larvie and the perfect moths are protectedby their resemblance in color to the bark of trees, and only carefuland dilligent search will enable one to find tliem. There are eightyor more species of this genus native to tliis country, and a largenumber of varieties wliich have been given separate names

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