. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 51 its destructiv^ that season, it received considerable attention at this office as well as elsewhere, and will be given more extended notice in a future bulletin. DESCRirTIVE. Tlic tnoth which produces this cutworm is a rather large species of the fainily Noctuida*. The fore-wings are ptde, gra^'ish l)rown, tinged with reddish and shaded al)Out the middle and toward the outer margin with darker brown, the pattern being variable, but more or less like the form illustrated in figure 17, a. The ground color
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 51 its destructiv^ that season, it received considerable attention at this office as well as elsewhere, and will be given more extended notice in a future bulletin. DESCRirTIVE. Tlic tnoth which produces this cutworm is a rather large species of the fainily Noctuida*. The fore-wings are ptde, gra^'ish l)rown, tinged with reddish and shaded al)Out the middle and toward the outer margin with darker brown, the pattern being variable, but more or less like the form illustrated in figure 17, a. The ground color of the hind- wings is iridescent or pearly white, strongly shaded about the mar- gins with shining, light brown, the veins being of the same color and. Fig. Vi.—Pcridroma saacia: a, moth; 6, uurmal form of larva, lateral view; c, same in curved position; d, dark form, dorsal view; c, egg from side; /, egg mass on twig (after Howard). strongly marked. The wing-expanse is about an inch and three- (juarters, and the length of the body three-fourths of an inch. T/w eg<js are deposited in regular masses and often in rows of seven or eight or to the number of sixty or more, preferal)l3' it appears, along the twigs of certain fruit trees since egg-masses are often found in such locations. An Q^^ and d; d shows a dark form, while a. 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington : G. P. O.
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