. A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. iology: Adult male wing expanse 56 mm.; female, 80 mm.; colorrich brown, with dark irregular, transverse, scalloped lines on both pairs of Avings,edges of wings scalloped. Moths appear in June and July (England). Pupa largebrown motile; cocoon spun among twigs of trees, crevices, in bark and rubbish onground; oval, pointed at one end and mouse-colored. Larva 100 mm. long; gray andgray brown, with faint V-shaped dark marks dorsally; two deep blue or purple 1 ands 112 A MANUAL OF DANGEROUS INSECTS.


. A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. iology: Adult male wing expanse 56 mm.; female, 80 mm.; colorrich brown, with dark irregular, transverse, scalloped lines on both pairs of Avings,edges of wings scalloped. Moths appear in June and July (England). Pupa largebrown motile; cocoon spun among twigs of trees, crevices, in bark and rubbish onground; oval, pointed at one end and mouse-colored. Larva 100 mm. long; gray andgray brown, with faint V-shaped dark marks dorsally; two deep blue or purple 1 ands 112 A MANUAL OF DANGEROUS INSECTS. across first thoracic segment; above legs on each side is a rowages with long gray hairs like lappets; body finely hairy,and hibernate, extended on : Europe. Theobald. F. V. Insect Pests of Fruits. 1909, p. 19. Odonestis pruni Linnaeus. (Lasiocampidae; Lepidoptera.) Hosts: Various fruit tr?: Defoliation. Description and bijlogi/: A iult length of wing 20-30 mm.;dusted with red. with sharp points and a nctched margin; of fleshy pad-like append-Larvae appear in autumn. forewing orange, stronglya single white s])ot in themiddle; front diagonallines arched, hind di-agonal line straight,l)ody and hindwingbrick red. OccursJune and July (Ger-many); pupates inMay (Germany) ingrayish-white length 65-70mm.; blue gray, withgolden longitudinallines, and dull golden-gray spots; headbrownish gray ;hatches in August;overwinters and feedsin spring until May(Germany). Eggs de- FiG. 61.—The Amar caterpillar ( Virachola insocrates): Adult and larva.() posited singly. , G. a. O. Die Schadlichen Forst und Obstbaum-Insekten, 1895. p. 315. Virachola insocrates Fabritius. (The Amar Caterpillar. Lycsenidte; Lepidoptera.) Hosts: Pomegranate, guava, loquat, and wild : Larvae occasion considerable injury by feeding in the : Eggs deposited singly on flowers; caterpillar on hatching bores into the


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