. The moth book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. Moths; Papillons nocturnes; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. ^^ Sphlufida Genus DARAPSA Walker We include in this genus three species, all of which occur within our territory, and all of which we figue upon our plates. (i; Darapsa pholua Cramer, Plate 111, Fig. j, $. (The Azalea Sphinx.) Syn. choerilus Cramer; oMoUm Abbot ft Smith; clorinda Martyn. This medium-sized hawkmoth, which is one of our com- monest species in western Pennsylvania, may easily be distin- guished from its very near ally, D. myron
. The moth book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. Moths; Papillons nocturnes; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. ^^ Sphlufida Genus DARAPSA Walker We include in this genus three species, all of which occur within our territory, and all of which we figue upon our plates. (i; Darapsa pholua Cramer, Plate 111, Fig. j, $. (The Azalea Sphinx.) Syn. choerilus Cramer; oMoUm Abbot ft Smith; clorinda Martyn. This medium-sized hawkmoth, which is one of our com- monest species in western Pennsylvania, may easily be distin- guished from its very near ally, D. myron, by its reddish color. The caterpillar feeds upon f^tburttum and A:{alea. (3) Darapsa myron Cramer, Plate ill, Fig. 4, i . (The Hog Sphinx.) Syn. pampinatrix Abbot *k Smith; cnotus Habner. The caterpillar, of which we give a figure, feeds upon wild and domestic grape-vines, and also upon the Virginia Creeper. It is a very common insect in the Atlantic States, and ranges as fur west as Kansas and Iowa. It has been re- garded as injurious to vineyards, but the d:image done is incon- siderable, and the in- sects can easily be combated by picking off the larvae from the vines and crushing ' them under foot. The â reason why these in- sects do comparatively small damage is per- haps found in the fact that they appear to be especially subject to the attacks of a small hymenopterous parasite, belciigingto the ' mily Ichneumonida. The female ichneumon-Py deposits her eggs upon the epidermis of the young caterpillar. As soon as the eggs hatch, the grub penetrates the body of the caterpillar and feeds upon the fatty tissues lying just under the skin. 68. Fig, jq.âLarva of D. myron, (After Riley.). 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 Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. Toronto : W. Briggs
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