. Elementary entomology. Insects. 188 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY caterpillars are slightly over an inch long, yellowish or yellowish- green, marked with numerous shining black tubercles or warts, and may be recog- nized by the fine web which they spin over the food. The moths are of a yellowish-buff color, with darker mark- ings (see Fig. 293). The melon caterpil-. FIG. 293. The garden web-worm (Loxoslegc siinilalis] a, male moth : £, larva, lateral view; c, larva, dorsal view; d, lar and the pickle- worm (Diaphania anal segment; e, abdominal segment, lateral view; /, pupa; nyalinata and Illtl- g,
. Elementary entomology. Insects. 188 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY caterpillars are slightly over an inch long, yellowish or yellowish- green, marked with numerous shining black tubercles or warts, and may be recog- nized by the fine web which they spin over the food. The moths are of a yellowish-buff color, with darker mark- ings (see Fig. 293). The melon caterpil-. FIG. 293. The garden web-worm (Loxoslegc siinilalis] a, male moth : £, larva, lateral view; c, larva, dorsal view; d, lar and the pickle- worm (Diaphania anal segment; e, abdominal segment, lateral view; /, pupa; nyalinata and Illtl- g, cremaster. a,b,c,f, somewhat enlarged; d,e,g, more en- ddllS) are SCrioUS Crop larged. (After Riley and Chittenden, United States Depart- , ,-, ,,. ment of Agriculture) States, though they occur farther north and in the West. The caterpillars are about an inch long, yellowish or greenish-yellow, and feed on the foliage, flowers, and fruit. Among the typical pyralids is the clover-hay. 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and Company
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