. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 14 BULLETIN 427, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. In a doubtful female the whole dorsum ia of the same color as the head, the abdomen before stated. The broader fore-wings are lighter at the front margin, plentifully sprinkled ^vith uniform gray without the usual ocherous color in the middle, and the general ocherous tone of the whole. At the fold lies a black dot with a whitish border. Obliquely behind and over this dot there is no double spot, but a separate stronger deep-black ringlike dot, bright and strikingly inclosed. Th
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 14 BULLETIN 427, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. In a doubtful female the whole dorsum ia of the same color as the head, the abdomen before stated. The broader fore-wings are lighter at the front margin, plentifully sprinkled ^vith uniform gray without the usual ocherous color in the middle, and the general ocherous tone of the whole. At the fold lies a black dot with a whitish border. Obliquely behind and over this dot there is no double spot, but a separate stronger deep-black ringlike dot, bright and strikingly inclosed. The cross-vein dot is smaller, but also black and similarly ringed with light color. Since the hind fringes are almost entirely broken off, I can not say further about the markings. The hind wangs are sensibly broatler than the fore-wnngs, and less finely FiQ. 12.—Potato tuber moth details: a, b, Views of the face; c, antenna; d, tip of abdomen of female; e, tip of male abdomen; /, hind leg: g, foreleg. All much enlarged. (Original.) FOOD PLANTS. Prof. F. Picard (83) gives the following food plants for the tuber moth: Potato (Solanum tuberosum), S. commer- Red pepper {Capsicum annuum). «"«'• j Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), N. sylves- Darwin potato {Solarium maglia), Bitter- tris. sweet {S. dulcamara), 8. miniatum. Henbane {Hyoscyamus albu^). Matrimony Eggplant (.*?. melongena). vine {Lycium europaeum), Fabiana im- Tomato {S. lycopersicum). bricata. To tliis list may be added nightshade (Solanum nigrum), wliich has been noted as an occasional food plant for tuber-moth larvae in Southern Cahfoniia. I. 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. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Department : Supt. of Docs. , Govt. Print. Off.
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