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AN experiment was tried in 1894, on a number of pupæ of Samia promethea and Samia cecropia, which brought out a point of which I have seen no mention. When the moth is almost ready to burst through the thin shell which encloses it, this outer skin becomes dark-coloured and friable, and the insect can often be seen moving within.
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JONES, L. An Observation on Moths. Nature 51, 79 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/051079d0
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