. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 281 til-i-a^ri-a).—This species (Fig. 333) resembles the Canker- worms in many particulars. The larva is a looper which infests both fruit and forest trees; and in the adult state the male has well-developed wings, while the female is wingless. The eggs are oval, of a pale yellow color, and covered with a network of raised lines. They are thrust by the. Fig. 333.—Erannis iiliaria, (From ihe Author's Report for 1879.) female under loose bark and in crevices on the trunk and large limbs. They hatch in May, and the larvae attain their ful
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 281 til-i-a^ri-a).—This species (Fig. 333) resembles the Canker- worms in many particulars. The larva is a looper which infests both fruit and forest trees; and in the adult state the male has well-developed wings, while the female is wingless. The eggs are oval, of a pale yellow color, and covered with a network of raised lines. They are thrust by the. Fig. 333.—Erannis iiliaria, (From ihe Author's Report for 1879.) female under loose bark and in crevices on the trunk and large limbs. They hatch in May, and the larvae attain their full growth in the latter part of June. The larva is yellow, marked with ten crinkled black lines along the top of the back; the head is rust-colored, and the venter yellowish white; when full grown it measures about one and one fifth inches in length. The pupa state is passed in the ground, from three to six inches below the surface. The moths issue in October, and then the wingless females ascend the. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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