Insects injurious to fruits . is a species of Tachina fly,the other an Ichneumon fly, Cryptus conquisitor. (See , where it is referred to as a destroyer of the apple-treetent-caterpillar, No. 20.) ATTACKING THE PRUIT. Tig. 378. No. 225.—The Neat Cucumber Moth. Eudioptis nitidalis (Cram.). Another common name for this insect is the pickle-worra, which has been given to it in consequence of its larvabeing often found inpickled larva is aboutan inch long, trans-lucent, and of a yel-lowish-white colortinged with green;on each segmentthere are a few slightly-elevated shining do
Insects injurious to fruits . is a species of Tachina fly,the other an Ichneumon fly, Cryptus conquisitor. (See , where it is referred to as a destroyer of the apple-treetent-caterpillar, No. 20.) ATTACKING THE PRUIT. Tig. 378. No. 225.—The Neat Cucumber Moth. Eudioptis nitidalis (Cram.). Another common name for this insect is the pickle-worra, which has been given to it in consequence of its larvabeing often found inpickled larva is aboutan inch long, trans-lucent, and of a yel-lowish-white colortinged with green;on each segmentthere are a few slightly-elevated shining dots, from each ofwhich issues a fine hair; the head is yellow, margined withbrown. Fig. 378 represents this larva, with a young cucum-ber into the side of which it has bored. These caterpillarsare very destructive in some of the Western States. Theybegin to appear about the middle of July, and continue theirdestructive work until late in September; they attack thefruit, boring cylindrical holes in it, and feed on the 368 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE MELON. Fig. 379. Sometimes three or four larvse will be found in tlie samefruit, while the presence of a single specimen will often causethe cucumber to rot. When mature, the larva leaves the fruit, and, drawing to-gether a few fragments of leaves on the ground, spins a slightcocoon, within which it changes to a slender, brown chrysalis,from which the moth issues in eight or ten days. The insectsforming the late brood pass the winter in the chrysalis moth (Fig. 379) is of a yellowish-brown color, with apurplish reflection, the fore wingshaving an irregular patch, and thehind wings the greater portion of theirinner surface yellow. The under sidehas a pearly shade; the thighs, breast,and abdomen below are silvery white;the other portions of the legs are yel-low. The body of the female termi-nates in a small, flattened, black brush,squarely trimmed, the segment preceding it being of a rugty-brown color above. The male ha
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