. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 223 darker than the female, from which it differs also in having a large yellow spot, which nearly covers the outer half of the hind wings. This species flies in June and July. As sug- gested by its name, it infests locust; but its larva also bores in the trunks of oak, poplar, willow, and other trees. It is supposed that the species requires three years to com- plete its transformations. The Leopard-moth, Zeiizera pyrina (Zeu-ze'ra py-ri'na) is a large European species which has become common in the vicinity of New York City, and will
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 223 darker than the female, from which it differs also in having a large yellow spot, which nearly covers the outer half of the hind wings. This species flies in June and July. As sug- gested by its name, it infests locust; but its larva also bores in the trunks of oak, poplar, willow, and other trees. It is supposed that the species requires three years to com- plete its transformations. The Leopard-moth, Zeiizera pyrina (Zeu-ze'ra py-ri'na) is a large European species which has become common in the vicinity of New York City, and will doubtless spread to other parts of the country. It is white, spotted with numer- ous small black spots. Its larva is very injurious, especially to maple. It infests other shade trees, and also apple and pear. Family EUCLEID^ (Eu-cle'i-dae). The Slug-caterpillar Mollis, One often finds on the leaves of shrubs or trees elliptical or oval larvae that resemble slugs in the form of the body and in their gliding motion. As these are larvae of moths they have been termed Slug-caterpillars ; but they present very little similarity in form to other caterpillars. The re- semblance to slugs is greatly increased by the fact that the. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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