. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. 148. — Brown-tail moth depositingegg-mass on a leaf. 136 FRUIT INSECTS The bro^^^l-tail moth has an expanse of about one and onehalf inches; the wings are white and the tip of the abdomenbears a tuft of yellowish-brown hairs, hence the name of theinsect. The males are a little smaller than the females, andthe brownish tuft is not so conspicuous. The moths appearthe first week in July, and in badly infested areas are oftenattracted to electric lights in countless numbers. After matingthe female moth deposits from 200 to 300 globular yellowish. Fig. 149. — Brown-t
. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. 148. — Brown-tail moth depositingegg-mass on a leaf. 136 FRUIT INSECTS The bro^^^l-tail moth has an expanse of about one and onehalf inches; the wings are white and the tip of the abdomenbears a tuft of yellowish-brown hairs, hence the name of theinsect. The males are a little smaller than the females, andthe brownish tuft is not so conspicuous. The moths appearthe first week in July, and in badly infested areas are oftenattracted to electric lights in countless numbers. After matingthe female moth deposits from 200 to 300 globular yellowish. Fig. 149. — Brown-tail moth caterpillars, one in process of molting. eggs in an elongate mass on the underside of a leaf (Fig. 148).This egg-mass is about | of an inch in length and is thicklycovered with brownish hairs from the abdomen of the eggs are deposited during the first three weeks in July andhatch in 15 to 20 days. The young caterpillars feed in colonieson the tender, terminal leaves, webbing them together withsilk to form a snug nest (Fig. 150) two or three inches in lengthwithin which they pass the winter in a partially grown condi-tion, having molted two or three times before going into hiberna-tion. These winter nests, usually situated at the tips of thebranches, are conspicuous objects while the trees are bare of
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