. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. OF THE FARM AND GARDEK. 215 THE GKAPE-VINB. THE HOG-CATERPILLAR OF THE VINE. {Chcerocampa pampinatrix, Smitli & Abbott.) Of the large, solitary caterpillars that attack the Grape- vine, this is by far the most common and injurious in the Mississippi Valley. We have frequently found the egg of this insect glued singly to the underside of a leaf. It is inch in diameter, perfectly round, and of a uniform. Fig. 136.—HOQ-OATEKPILLAE OF THE TTNE {Chorocampa pampinatrix.) deUcate yellowish-green color.
. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. OF THE FARM AND GARDEK. 215 THE GKAPE-VINB. THE HOG-CATERPILLAR OF THE VINE. {Chcerocampa pampinatrix, Smitli & Abbott.) Of the large, solitary caterpillars that attack the Grape- vine, this is by far the most common and injurious in the Mississippi Valley. We have frequently found the egg of this insect glued singly to the underside of a leaf. It is inch in diameter, perfectly round, and of a uniform. Fig. 136.—HOQ-OATEKPILLAE OF THE TTNE {Chorocampa pampinatrix.) deUcate yellowish-green color. The young worm which hatches from it, is pale-green, with a long straight horn at its tail; and after feeding from four to five weeks it acquires its full growth, when it presents the appearance of figure 136, the horn having become comparatively shorter and acquired a posterior curve. This worm is readily distinguished from other grape- feeding species by having the third and fourth rings im- mensely swollen, while the first and second rings are. 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 Treat, Mary, b. 1835. New York, Orange Judd
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