. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 314 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. be used even in vineyards in the East, as the application would have to be made early in the season, and the sum- nner rains would wash the poison from the vines. The pupa state is passed either in an earthen cell or in a very slight cocoon. The family is one of Hmited extent; less than thirty North American species are known. The larger number of these occur in the far West or in the Gulf States. The following are the most common species:— The Eight-spotted Forester, Alypia octotnaculata (A-lyp'- i-a oc-to-mac-u-la'ta).—T
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 314 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. be used even in vineyards in the East, as the application would have to be made early in the season, and the sum- nner rains would wash the poison from the vines. The pupa state is passed either in an earthen cell or in a very slight cocoon. The family is one of Hmited extent; less than thirty North American species are known. The larger number of these occur in the far West or in the Gulf States. The following are the most common species:— The Eight-spotted Forester, Alypia octotnaculata (A-lyp'- i-a oc-to-mac-u-la'ta).—This species is of a deep velvety-black color. The front wings have two large sulphur-yellow spots ; and the hind wings, two white spots (Fig. 380). The figure represents a male ; the female is some- what larp^er. The patap;ia are sulphur- FiG. z^o.'-Alypia octo- ^ jr & ^ r macjiiata. ycllow. Thc Icgs are black with orange- colored scales on the tibiae of the first and second pairs. The larva (Fig. 381) feeds upon the leaves of grape and Vir- ginia-creeper, and sometimes occurs in such large numbers as to do serious injury. The ground-color of the larva is white, with eight black stripes on each segment, and a. 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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