. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 61 The full-grown larva (fig. 34) is about three inches long, and has the head reddish- brown ; body pale reddish-brown on the back, vriih a darker vascular line, and pale reddish subdorsal line on each side, and the general colour deepened laterally. It has six scalloped cream-coloured patches, bordered with white, containing the breathing places or stigmata. There are from six to eight transverse wrinkles on all but the thoracic and caudal segments. The lenticular caudal tubercle is b
. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 61 The full-grown larva (fig. 34) is about three inches long, and has the head reddish- brown ; body pale reddish-brown on the back, vriih a darker vascular line, and pale reddish subdorsal line on each side, and the general colour deepened laterally. It has six scalloped cream-coloured patches, bordered with white, containing the breathing places or stigmata. There are from six to eight transverse wrinkles on all but the thoracic and caudal segments. The lenticular caudal tubercle is black, polished, and contained in a brown patch edged with black and white lines. The larva is covered with minute spots, which are dark on the back, but are light and annulated on the sides. The head, which is small, the front segments and breathing holes are somewhat flesh-coloured, while the prolegs and caudal plate are deep brown. Feeds on the vine and Virginia creeper. Before going into chrysalis it often changes to a beautiful pink or crimson colour. It burrows in the ground, and after making a 0 V*^^^ ' ^^y^-J^ smooth cavity, undergoes its pupa state. The chrysalis (fig. 35) is of a dark shining Z mahogany-brown colour, roughened, espe- cially on the anterior edge of the segments in the back. The moth (see fig. 36) expands from three to four inches; it is of a red- dish ash colour, variegated with light brown, with two triangular patches of deep ferrugi-. 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Department of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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