. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 68 - Description: Cryptophlebia leucotreta resembles Carpocapsa pomonella in all stages. ADULT brown, thorax with double posterior crest. Forewings elongate- triangular with prominent dorsal scale projections toward base and beyond middle, which are light brown mixed with white. There is a semioval dark- reddish patch mixed with black and center with white. Hindwings generally lighter grayish-brown but darker toward outer margins. The male has a larger pale-grayish genital tuft, a dense brush of grayish-white hairs on hind
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 68 - Description: Cryptophlebia leucotreta resembles Carpocapsa pomonella in all stages. ADULT brown, thorax with double posterior crest. Forewings elongate- triangular with prominent dorsal scale projections toward base and beyond middle, which are light brown mixed with white. There is a semioval dark- reddish patch mixed with black and center with white. Hindwings generally lighter grayish-brown but darker toward outer margins. The male has a larger pale-grayish genital tuft, a dense brush of grayish-white hairs on hind legs, and a deep semicircular pocket in the hindwings. EGG translucent white, almost 1 mm. long, flat, oval-shaped with flange around it. LARVA at first yellowish- white with black head, body marked with black spots, each with a short hair. Mature larva about 18 mm. in length, pink above, yellow below. PUPA about 7 mm. long, yellow becoming dark brown, enclosed in white silken cocoon which is normally obscured by adhering particles of soil. (Prepared in Survey and Detection Operations in cooperation with other ARS Agencies and the U. S. National Museum.). CEIR 10(5) Wings and Female Genitalia of Cryptophlebia leucotreta Figures(except map): Wings and female genitalia from Clarke, J. F. G. 1958. Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. Vol. 3, 600 pp., London. Major references: Stofberg, F. J. 1954. Farming in S. Afr. (Pretoria) 29(339): 273-276, 294, Gunn, D. 1921. Union of South Afr. Dept. Agr. Sci. Bui. 21, 28 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 United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United St
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