Quince cultureAn illustrated hand-book for the propagation and cultivation of the quince with descriptions of its varieties, insect enemies, diseases, and their remedies . Fig. 95. CRYPTUS INQUISITOR. Fig. ^.—Male. Fig. ^7.—Female. HEMITELES THYRIDOPTERTX. Five or six of these sometimes occupy the body of asingle bag-worm. After destroying the worm, they spinfor themselves, within its cocoon, small white cocoons. 12. The Oori^^ Emperor Moth, the Io EmperorMoth {Hyj^erchiria Io, Linn., Satiirnia Io, Harris, Hy-percMvia varia, Walker).—The common name of this moth probably came fromits feeding o

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Quince cultureAn illustrated hand-book for the propagation and cultivation of the quince with descriptions of its varieties, insect enemies, diseases, and their remedies . Fig. 95. CRYPTUS INQUISITOR. Fig. ^.—Male. Fig. ^7.—Female. HEMITELES THYRIDOPTERTX. Five or six of these sometimes occupy the body of asingle bag-worm. After destroying the worm, they spinfor themselves, within its cocoon, small white cocoons. 12. The Oori^^ Emperor Moth, the Io EmperorMoth {Hyj^erchiria Io, Linn., Satiirnia Io, Harris, Hy-percMvia varia, Walker).—The common name of this moth probably came fromits feeding on corn and for-aging on both trees and veg-etables, a very uncommonhabit with insects. It notonly feeds on the quince, buta wide range of trees andvegetables. The moth isvery beautiful, and only flies at night. The sexes differboth in size and color, the male being the smaller. Iliscolor is a deep yellow, with purplish brown markings. Ilia

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