. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. to a chrysalis of a deep mahogany-brown color, pointed at the extremity. Within a few days the moth (Fig. 103) appears, which measures, when its wings are expanded, about an inch and three-quarters across. The fore wings are of a grayish- ^^'^' l^^- brown color, marked with brownish black; the hind wings are white and pearly, shaded towards the margin with pale brown. The Dark-sided Cut- worm, Agrotis Cochranii Ri- ley, is another of the climbing species. The caterpillar (a. Fig. 104) is a little ov
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. to a chrysalis of a deep mahogany-brown color, pointed at the extremity. Within a few days the moth (Fig. 103) appears, which measures, when its wings are expanded, about an inch and three-quarters across. The fore wings are of a grayish- ^^'^' l^^- brown color, marked with brownish black; the hind wings are white and pearly, shaded towards the margin with pale brown. The Dark-sided Cut- worm, Agrotis Cochranii Ri- ley, is another of the climbing species. The caterpillar (a. Fig. 104) is a little over an inch in length, of a dingy ash-gray color above, much _ . Fig. 104. darker along the sides of the body. The chrysalis, which is formed under ground, is about seven-tenths of an inch long, of a yellowish-brown color, with darker brown markings. The moth is light gray, marked and shaded with brown. The Climbing Cut-worm, Agrotis scandens Riley. The larva of this insect is a very active climber, and does a great deal of. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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