. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO CORN, 275 THE VARIEGATED CUTWORM. Peridroma saucia, Hubner. This variegated cutworm is equally as common as the dingy cut- worm in the State of ^Missouri. Sometimes one and sometimes the other appears to be the most numerous in the corn fields whenever they occur in sufficient quantities to attract attention. The adult moth of the variegated cutworm is somewhat larger than the preceding species, it being about one and three-quarters of an inch across i
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO CORN, 275 THE VARIEGATED CUTWORM. Peridroma saucia, Hubner. This variegated cutworm is equally as common as the dingy cut- worm in the State of ^Missouri. Sometimes one and sometimes the other appears to be the most numerous in the corn fields whenever they occur in sufficient quantities to attract attention. The adult moth of the variegated cutworm is somewhat larger than the preceding species, it being about one and three-quarters of an inch across its expanded wings. It is likewise an inconspicuously colored moth, the front wings being of a dull grayish-brown, tinged with reddish, and with a darker margin. The hind wings are of a pearly-white color, with the margins tinged light-brown, as are also the principal !^'-2i*.- dorsalview- e e7s' ^Patlv lnit;i:^^''T '" ^^^'^^ position; d, dark colored larva. Howard! TL'SDtf!: Srfc ) ^"^^'^^^^^ f' egg mass on twig, natural size. (From A better idea of these adult moths can be had by observing figures 34, a, and-35, c, and d—b and c are natural size. This color, however, varies considerably with the different individuals, the species being quite variable in the adult condition as well as in the larval stage. These moths are likewise nocturnal in their habits, seeking sheltered places, such- as the bark of trees and about rail fences, where they remain during the day, and, like the preceding species, are rarely noticed by the ordinary observer unless they should happen to take flight, which,, by the way, they do not readily do at this time. Their color so closely resembles that of the object upon which they are resting, that they escape-. 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 Missou
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