Annual report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station . the spring the insect breaks open the brown pupal skinand emerges from the cocoon as the adult insect, the largestmoth in the state and one of the most beautiful. Its expandedwings measure about five and one half inches. In color thewings are brownish with a border of gray and submarginallines of white and red. The form of the markings is betterrepresented by the accompanying illustration than by a descrip-tion. The caterpillar is well attended by insect parasites and isdevoured by birds. In this State it has not occurred to a 26 MAI
Annual report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station . the spring the insect breaks open the brown pupal skinand emerges from the cocoon as the adult insect, the largestmoth in the state and one of the most beautiful. Its expandedwings measure about five and one half inches. In color thewings are brownish with a border of gray and submarginallines of white and red. The form of the markings is betterrepresented by the accompanying illustration than by a descrip-tion. The caterpillar is well attended by insect parasites and isdevoured by birds. In this State it has not occurred to a 26 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. troublesome extent and need not be feared as a pest, althoughit feeds on apple and various forest trees. No remedies usuallyseem necessary. If the caterpillars are found upon a smalltree which they are likely to injure, hand picking will proveeffectual. Those who find the Cecropia cocoons during the winter areoften interested to save them in a warm room for the sake ofobserving the beautiful moth which emerges (fig. 8).. Fig. 8. (From Me. Agr. Exp. Sta. Circular). Yellow-Necked Caterpillar.(Datana ministra.) During the late summer the yellow-necked caterpillar is acommon orchard pest in Maine. The moth is tannish brown in color with head and the partof the thorax nearest the head a rich chestnut brown. Severaldark brown lines cross the fore wings transversely. The hindwings are pale buff. The female moth deposits about ioo eggsin a cluster on a leaf. The caterpillars which hatch from these eggs, attain theirfull growth in 5 or 6 weeks. They are then about two incheslong. The head is black and the segment just back of thehead is orange colored, a character which gives rise to the
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