. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 303 1. Fig. 365 - Balsa vialii7ia. These are the hue. The hind wings, except the costal third, are reddish, with more or less of a coppery lustre. This suggests the popular name. A closely-allied species found in Europe is known as the Copper Underwing ; but we prefer to reserve the name Underwing for the species of Catocala. The larva feeds on the leaves of grape and Virginia-creeper. The Many-dotted Apple-worm, Balsa malana (Bal^sa ma-la^na).—In June, and again in August or September, there is some- times found on apple-leaves, in co
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 303 1. Fig. 365 - Balsa vialii7ia. These are the hue. The hind wings, except the costal third, are reddish, with more or less of a coppery lustre. This suggests the popular name. A closely-allied species found in Europe is known as the Copper Underwing ; but we prefer to reserve the name Underwing for the species of Catocala. The larva feeds on the leaves of grape and Virginia-creeper. The Many-dotted Apple-worm, Balsa malana (Bal^sa ma-la^na).—In June, and again in August or September, there is some- times found on apple-leaves, in considerable numbers, a rather thick, cylindrical, light-green worm, an inch or more in length, with fine, white, longitudinal lines and numerous whitish dots, larvae of the little moth represented by Figure 365. The fore wings of this moth are ash-gray, marked by irregular, blackish lines. The larvae feed on the leaves of many other trees besides apple. The moth has been found throughout the eastern half of our country. The Army-worm, Leucania tmipitncta (Leu-ca^- ni-a u-ni-punc'ta).—The Army-worm is so called because it frequently appears in great numbers, and, after destroying the vegetation in the field where the eggs were laid, marches like an army to other fields. This insect occurs throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, and is present every year; but it attracts attention only when it appears in great numbers. The larva (Fig. 366) is one and one-half inches long when full grown, and is striped with black, yellow, and green. The adult is of a dull brown color, marked in the center of each fore wing with a distinct white spot (Fig. 367). In seasons of serious outbreak of this pest it usually appears first in limited areas, in meadows or pastures. Fig. 366.— Leucania unipuncta^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustra
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