. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. Fig. variable insect; at d, e, f, g, are shown four of the different forms under which it is seen ; a shows the larva in the act of devouring a young larva of the Colorado potato-beetle, to w^hich it is also partial, while b represents the chrysalis. The Painted Lady-bird, Harmonia pieta (Rand), is a very pretty little insect. (See Fig. 131.) At b it is shown of the natural size, at c enlarged; it is of a pale straw-color, marked with black, as in the figure. The larva, a, is of a dusky. Pleas
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. Fig. variable insect; at d, e, f, g, are shown four of the different forms under which it is seen ; a shows the larva in the act of devouring a young larva of the Colorado potato-beetle, to w^hich it is also partial, while b represents the chrysalis. The Painted Lady-bird, Harmonia pieta (Rand), is a very pretty little insect. (See Fig. 131.) At b it is shown of the natural size, at c enlarged; it is of a pale straw-color, marked with black, as in the figure. The larva, a, is of a dusky. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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