. Eastern forest insects . COURTESY OF DUKE UNIV. SCH.\OF FOREST. Figure 109.—Adult of the pink-striped oakworm, Anisota virgitvi^nsis. most likely to occur in the South. The moth (fig. 110A) has a woolly body and a wingspan of 37 to 50 mm. The body is yellow on top and rose-pink beneath. The forewing is rose-pink on the inner and outer borders with a yellow band between. The hind- wings are either pure yellow, or yellow with rose-pink streaks. Full-grown larvae ( fig. HOB), have cherry-red heads, pale yel- low-green bodies and are about 37 mm. long. The body also has seven dark green or nearl
. Eastern forest insects . COURTESY OF DUKE UNIV. SCH.\OF FOREST. Figure 109.—Adult of the pink-striped oakworm, Anisota virgitvi^nsis. most likely to occur in the South. The moth (fig. 110A) has a woolly body and a wingspan of 37 to 50 mm. The body is yellow on top and rose-pink beneath. The forewing is rose-pink on the inner and outer borders with a yellow band between. The hind- wings are either pure yellow, or yellow with rose-pink streaks. Full-grown larvae ( fig. HOB), have cherry-red heads, pale yel- low-green bodies and are about 37 mm. long. The body also has seven dark green or nearly black lines running its entire length, two prominent, slender horns on the second thoracic segment, two rows of short spines on each side of the body, and four larger spines on the terminal abdominal segments. There are one and two generations per year in the North and South, respectively. Eggs are laid on the undersides of leaves
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