Fifth report of the United States Entomological Commission, being a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin no7, on insects injurious to forest and shade trees . e startsa black streak, which is interrupted in the middle, but ends on the lower sideof the hooked apex of the wing, which is unusually long and large. The fringe isrust-colored, with the edge white. The outer edge of the wing is deeply hollowedout just below the apex, but below is full and convex. The hind wings are like thefore wings, but without the inner line. The discal dot is distinct, and the outer lineis straight, ending jus
Fifth report of the United States Entomological Commission, being a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin no7, on insects injurious to forest and shade trees . e startsa black streak, which is interrupted in the middle, but ends on the lower sideof the hooked apex of the wing, which is unusually long and large. The fringe isrust-colored, with the edge white. The outer edge of the wing is deeply hollowedout just below the apex, but below is full and convex. The hind wings are like thefore wings, but without the inner line. The discal dot is distinct, and the outer lineis straight, ending just before reaching the costa. There is a broad costal white legs and under side of the wings are fawn-colored, densely speckled with black,giving it a peculiar silky, glossy appearance, suffused with a very slight wine-coloredtint. The surface of both wings is uniform; the discal dots are more diffuse thanabove, being more distinct on the hind wings. The outer line is white, distinct,broader than above, and bent at right angles upon the costa, but the line disappearsbefore reaching the hind edge, which is whitish. The black stripe sent out from the. Fig. 301.—Moth, larva, andchrysalis of the juniper twiginch-worm.—From Packard. THE JUNIPER BASKET-WORM. 909 angle of the line and re-appearing on the hinder edge of the apex of the wing ismuch as above. On the hind wings the line is straight, broader than on the forewings, and extends upon the costa. The body is half an inch (.50) in length, and afore wing measures .65 of an inch in length, both together expanding inches. 5. The juniper basket-worm. Tkyridopteryx ephemerceformis (Haworth). Order Lepidoptera ; family Psychidje. Feeding sometimes in great numbers on the juniper and the white cedar, a wormliving in a large case, 1 to 2 inches long, covered with bits of twigs, the female wing-less and worm-like ; the male dark brown, with small hyaline wings. The cases of this remarkable worm we have found on the junip
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