With many
people, this movement, combined with the sharp horn, is enough, but
as is true of most caterpillars, they are perfectly harmless. Some
moth historians record a mustard yellow caterpillar of this family,
and I remember having seen some that answer the description; but all
I ever have known to be Lineata were green.
The pupae are nearly two inches long and are tan coloured. They
usually are found in the ground in freedom, or deep under old logs
among a mass of leaves spun together. In captivity the caterpillars
seem to thrive best on a diet of purslane, and they pupate perfectly
on dry sand in boxes.
These moths have more complete internal development than those of
night, for they feed and live throughout the summer. I photographed
a free one feasting on the sweets of petunias in a flower bed at the
Cabin, on the seventh of October.
CHAPTER VI Moths of the Moon: Actias Luna
One morning there was a tap at my door, and when I opened it I
found a tall, slender woman having big, soft brown eyes, and a
winning smile.
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