. Manual of vegetable-garden insects. e and the succulent shootsof roses and currants. The insect is widely distributed through-out the northern United States and Canada. The winter is passed as partly grown caterpillars. Thelarviie are most destructive in May and June. The full-growncaterpillar is 1^ inches inlength and closely resemblesthe glassy cutworm, fromwhich it may be distin-guished by its yellow takes place in theground. The pupa in sizeand color is almost identicalto that of the glassy cut-worm. The adults emergein about a month and are onthe wing from June to Septembe
. Manual of vegetable-garden insects. e and the succulent shootsof roses and currants. The insect is widely distributed through-out the northern United States and Canada. The winter is passed as partly grown caterpillars. Thelarviie are most destructive in May and June. The full-growncaterpillar is 1^ inches inlength and closely resemblesthe glassy cutworm, fromwhich it may be distin-guished by its yellow takes place in theground. The pupa in sizeand color is almost identicalto that of the glassy cut-worm. The adults emergein about a month and are onthe wing from June to September. The moth has an expanse ofnearly 2 inches. The front wings are rich reddish brown,bluish gray at the base and with a broad transverse band ofthe same color near the outer margin. The whole wing is mot-tled with varying shades of deep brown and blue-gray, givingit the appearance of a rich brocade. The hind wings arebrownish, darker on the outer third and with a dark discalspot. The thorax is ornamented with dense tufts of chestnut-. FiG. 1G9. — The yellow-headed cutwormmoth (natural size). 282 MANUAL OF VEGETABLE-GARDEN INSECTS
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