. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 23. 9. The Smeared Dagger {Acronydaoblinita, Sm. and Abb.). f'g-13. The accompanying figure illustrates this insect in its various stages. The larva is a brightly ornamented, hairy caterpillar, about one and a quarter inches long. Its iieail is Hat in front, rather below medium size, with a few yellow hairs ; its jaws arc black. The b(Kly above is of a deep velvety black, with a transverse row of prominences or tubercles on each segment, those above are bright red, and set in a band of the same col
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 23. 9. The Smeared Dagger {Acronydaoblinita, Sm. and Abb.). f'g-13. The accompanying figure illustrates this insect in its various stages. The larva is a brightly ornamented, hairy caterpillar, about one and a quarter inches long. Its iieail is Hat in front, rather below medium size, with a few yellow hairs ; its jaws arc black. The b(Kly above is of a deep velvety black, with a transverse row of prominences or tubercles on each segment, those above are bright red, and set in a band of the same colour, extending far down on each side. From each tubercle there arises a tuft of .short stiff hairs, those on the upper part of the body being of a red colour, wliile below they become yellowish or mixed with yellow. On each side of a line drawn down the centre of the back, is a row of bright yellow spots, two or luore on each segment, and below and close to the under surface, is a bright yellow band deejily indented on each segment, the indentations being on a line witli the rows of tubercles. The spiracles or breathing holes are pure white, and are ]>laced in the indented jiortions of the yedow band ; there are ;dso a few whitish dots scattered irregularly over the surface of the body. The under side is dull reddish along the middle, and black along the sides; the feet are of a shinini; black, and slightly hairy, while the thick fleshy hinder legs, called the prolegs, are reddish tipped with brown, with a cluster of short hairs on the out- side of each. This caterpillar is conspicuous from its beaut}', and at first one can scarcely believe that such a handsome caterpillar could produce so plain and quiet looking a moth. Since this larva does not usually feed in company, but is scattered about singly, and as it is such a general feeder, there is no probability of its ever becoming very injurious, but its bril- liant appearance is sure to attract the attenti
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