Insects injurious to fruits . ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 247 about two and a lialf inches across, their form being long andnarrow, as sliown in Fig. 255. The fore wings are of a darkolive-green color, crossed by bands and streaks of greenishgray, and shaded on the outer margin with the same hind wings are dull red, with a patch of greenish graynext the body, shading gradually into the surrounding the under side the red appears on the fore wings, the hinderpair being greenish gray. The antennae are dull white above,rosy below, head and shoulder-covers deep olive-green, the Fig. 255,
Insects injurious to fruits . ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 247 about two and a lialf inches across, their form being long andnarrow, as sliown in Fig. 255. The fore wings are of a darkolive-green color, crossed by bands and streaks of greenishgray, and shaded on the outer margin with the same hind wings are dull red, with a patch of greenish graynext the body, shading gradually into the surrounding the under side the red appears on the fore wings, the hinderpair being greenish gray. The antennae are dull white above,rosy below, head and shoulder-covers deep olive-green, the Fig. 255,. rest of the body of a paler shade of green ; underneath thebody is dull gray. This moth rests quietly during the day, taking wing atdusk, when it is extremely activ^e; its flight is very swift andstrong, and as it darts suddenly from flower to flower, rapidlyvibrating its wings, remaining poised in the air over theobjects of its search, while the long, slender tongue is in-serted and the sweets extracted, it reminds one strongly of ahumming-bird. The caterpillars are very destructive to the foliage of thevine, being capable of consuming an enormous quantityof food; one or two of them, when nearly full grown, willalmost strip a small vine of its foliage in the course of twoor three days. In some districts they are said to nip off thestalks of the half-grown clusters of grapes, so that they fallunripe to the ground.
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