. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 89 No. 34.—The Velleda Lappet-moth. Tolype velleda (StoU). The caterpillar of this species is very similar in appearance and habits to that of the American Lappet-moth, No. 33, with some slight differences in color and markings. The full- grown larva is two inches or more in length, with a small, flat head, nearly hidden beneath two projecting tufts of hair from the second segment. It is represented partly grown in Fig. 87. The body is bluish gray, with many faint paler Fig. 87
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 89 No. 34.—The Velleda Lappet-moth. Tolype velleda (StoU). The caterpillar of this species is very similar in appearance and habits to that of the American Lappet-moth, No. 33, with some slight differences in color and markings. The full- grown larva is two inches or more in length, with a small, flat head, nearly hidden beneath two projecting tufts of hair from the second segment. It is represented partly grown in Fig. 87. The body is bluish gray, with many faint paler Fig. 87. longitudinal lines ; across the upper part of the fourth seg- ment there is a narrow velvety black band, more conspicuous when the caterpillar is in motion. On each segment above there are two warts with short black hairs, of which those on the fourth segment, anterior to the band, are most prominent. There are a few short black and gray hairs scattered over the body. The side fringes which border the body close to the under surface are composed of spreading tufts of light-gray mingled with black hairs, of unequal length, proceeding from warts nearly oiie-tenth of an inch long. The under side is of a pale-red or orange color, with black spots. This caterpillar, when at rest, closely resembles the color of the twig to which it is attached, and hence is difficult to detect. It reaches maturity during the month of July, and is found on the cherry and elm, as well as on the apple. The cocoon, which is usually attached to one of the branches of the tree on which the larva has fed, is about an inch and a half long and half an inch wide, oval, convex above, and flattened on the under side; it is of a brownish-gray color, with a few blackish hairs interwoven with the silk. The moth (Fig. 88) is usually found in August and Sep- tember. It has a large, thick, woolly body, of a white color, variegated with bluish gray; its legs are thick and very. Please note that these images are ext
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