. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 219 No. 117.—The Cherry-tree Thecla. Thecla titus Fabr. This is a very pretty little butterfly, better known as Thecla mopsus, (See Fig. 224.) It is of a dark-brown color above, with a row of seven or eight orange-colored spots near the Fig. 224. margin of the hind wings, which are larger and more conspicuous on the under than on the upper side. The wings beneath are light brown, with a row of deep but bright orange spots near the hind margins of both pairs, an inner and more i
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 219 No. 117.—The Cherry-tree Thecla. Thecla titus Fabr. This is a very pretty little butterfly, better known as Thecla mopsus, (See Fig. 224.) It is of a dark-brown color above, with a row of seven or eight orange-colored spots near the Fig. 224. margin of the hind wings, which are larger and more conspicuous on the under than on the upper side. The wings beneath are light brown, with a row of deep but bright orange spots near the hind margins of both pairs, an inner and more irregular row of small black spots, encircled with white, and on the middle of the hind wings two similar spots, placed close together. In flight it is active, but its movements are of a jerky nature. The wings measure, when expanded, an inch and a quarter or more across. The caterpillar, which is found feeding on cherry leaves during the month of May, is a curious flat creature, re- sembling a wood-louse in outline, of a dull-green color, per- vaded by a yellowish tint. There is a patch of rose color on the anterior segments, and another larger one on the hinder extremity. The chrysalis is pale brown and glossy, with many small dark-brown or blackish dots distributed over the whole surface, and thickly covered with very short brown hairs, scarcely visible without a magnifying-lens. The butterfly appears about the middle of July, and is very partial to the flow^ers of the " butterfly-weed/^ Asclepias tuberosa, as well as to those of the common milkweed, Asclepias cornuti. This insect is never found in sufficient abundance to be injurious, but whenever met with it excites the curiosity of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lip
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