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Title: The transformations (or metamorphoses) of insects
Identifier: agk3354.0001.001.umich.edu
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Blanchard, Émile, 1819-1900. Metamorphoses . .. des insects
Subjects: Insects; Insects; Myriapoda; Arachnida; Crustacea
Publisher: London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
Contributing Library: University of Michigan
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124 TRANSFORMATIONS OF INSECTS. The caterpillars of the genus Stauroptis, or the Lobster Moths, are more extraordinary looking than those of the puss moth. They are found during August and September in large forests and woods, and usually upon beech, oak, and birch trees, and are very curious objects. They are of a pale or reddish-brown colour, or resemble leather in their tints, so that
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THE LOBSTER MOTH (Stauropus fagt). The male moth. The female upon the leaf. The caterpillar with its tail end in the air, and the long legs close to the head. they are not remarkable for beauty; but the second and third pairs of front legs are extremely long, the first pair being absent. There are two sharpish projections on every segment, from the fourth to the seventh, and there is a considerable enlargement of the sides of the ninth and the last segments. There are two little tails. When quiet the caterpillar usually erects its tail end, as well as the head, and the attitude renders the peculiar shape of the body more striking than ever. The long fore legs are

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