. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Pholisora alpheus Edw. Egg. Color, ivory: the depressions shading to a Ijrown, and the tips of the nodules a dirty white. Size, approximately .75 mm. hroad. Height the same as hreadth. There are approximately eight ridges radiating from the micro- phyle, and bearing a number of nodules. These are most pro- nounced on the upper portion of the &gg, and grow progressively smaller toward the base. From each nodule, a number of ridges or walls radiate, in an irregular stellate pattern. See Plat
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Pholisora alpheus Edw. Egg. Color, ivory: the depressions shading to a Ijrown, and the tips of the nodules a dirty white. Size, approximately .75 mm. hroad. Height the same as hreadth. There are approximately eight ridges radiating from the micro- phyle, and bearing a number of nodules. These are most pro- nounced on the upper portion of the &gg, and grow progressively smaller toward the base. From each nodule, a number of ridges or walls radiate, in an irregular stellate pattern. See Plate 10, figure a. Larva. Last instar. Head: dull l)rownish-])lack, covered profusely with a wavy 3^ellowish pile. Body: dull green, profusely covered with small whitish nodules, and bare of ornamentation. The shape and form is ac- curately depicted in figure b of Plate 10. The caterpillar rolls a leaf into a protective tent. Foodplant, A triplex (Fog-weed). The species on which eggs were gathered was Atriplcx expansa. Pupa. Length, 11 mm. Color, light straw, with a "bloom" of powdery white, the abdominal segments slightly darker. Nu- merous hairs cover the head region, disposed as shown in the illustration. Plate 11. These are also scattered over the dorsum, and abdominal segments, but are absent on the ventrum, and wing The caterpillar pupates in its protective "; The eggs of this species were collected by Master Charles H. Dammers, near Blythe, 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 Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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