Insects injurious to fruits . ear, such as the white-marked tussock-moth, No. 22; the red-humped apple-tree SUPPLEMENTARY LIST. Igl caterpillar, No. 24; the fall web-worm, No. 27; the Cecropiaemperor-moth, No. 28; the oblique-banded leaf-roller, ; the eye-spotted bud-moth. No. 38; the blue-spangledpeach-tree caterpillar. No. 102; and the basket-worm, orbag-worm, No. 120. ATTACKING THE FRUIT. The codling moth, No. 58, so destructive to the fruit of theapple, is almost equally injurious to that of the pear. Theplum curculio, No. 94, and the quince curculio. No. 121, alsoaflfect this fruit.
Insects injurious to fruits . ear, such as the white-marked tussock-moth, No. 22; the red-humped apple-tree SUPPLEMENTARY LIST. Igl caterpillar, No. 24; the fall web-worm, No. 27; the Cecropiaemperor-moth, No. 28; the oblique-banded leaf-roller, ; the eye-spotted bud-moth. No. 38; the blue-spangledpeach-tree caterpillar. No. 102; and the basket-worm, orbag-worm, No. 120. ATTACKING THE FRUIT. The codling moth, No. 58, so destructive to the fruit of theapple, is almost equally injurious to that of the pear. Theplum curculio, No. 94, and the quince curculio. No. 121, alsoaflfect this fruit. U INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE PLUM. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. No. 83.—The Plum-tree Sphinx. Sphinx drupiferarum (Sm. & Abb.).The moths belonging to the family known as Sphinx mothsare peculiar in their form and habits. Their bodies are robust,and their wings are usually long and narrow and possess greatstrength and capacity for rapid flight. On the wing theymuch resemble humming-birds, and hence are frequently called Fig. humming-bird moths. Most of the species remain torpidduring the day, but become active about dusk, when theymay be seen poising in the air over some flower, with theirwings rapidly vibrating, and producing a humming sound. The plum sphinx is a handsome insect, and is well repre-sented in Fig. 170. It appears as a moth during the monthof June; its body is about an inch and a half long, and its162 ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 163 wings expand from three and a half to four inches. Thewings are of a purplish-brown color, the anterior pair havinga stripe of white on their front edge, and one of a fawn coloron their outer edge; there are also three or four oblique blackstreaks, and a black dot on the white stripe. The hind wingshave two whitish, wavy stripes, with a fawn-colored stripealso on their outer edge. The head and thorax are blackishbrown, with a whitish-fawn color at the sides; the eyes arevery prominent, and the snout-like projection in front consistsof the two
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