. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. fore part of the thorax a conspicuous patch of darker color, in most of our species the fore wings are also marked with a dot near the center of the discal cell and a bar on the discal vein. These moths belong to the genus Datana. The common name, Handmaid, is a translation of the specific name of our most com- mon species, D. niinistra (D. ' IL. \ "D *- i-K'^ ^^-.^J^^ Fig. 112.—Datatta. mi-nis tra). But as this species ^ is now generally known as the Yellow-necked Apple-tree Worm, and as all of our species are dressed in sober at- tire as bec
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. fore part of the thorax a conspicuous patch of darker color, in most of our species the fore wings are also marked with a dot near the center of the discal cell and a bar on the discal vein. These moths belong to the genus Datana. The common name, Handmaid, is a translation of the specific name of our most com- mon species, D. niinistra (D. ' IL. \ "D *- i-K'^ ^^-.^J^^ Fig. 112.—Datatta. mi-nis tra). But as this species ^ is now generally known as the Yellow-necked Apple-tree Worm, and as all of our species are dressed in sober at- tire as becomes modest servants, we have applied the term Handmaid Moths to the entire genus. The larvae of the Handmaid Moths are easily recognized by their peculiar habits. They are common on various fruit and forest trees, but especially on apple, oak, and hickory. They feed in colonies; and have the habit of assuming the. Fig. 313.—Datana^ larva. curious attitude shown in Figure 313. The body is black or reddish, marked with lines or stripes of yellow or white. Owing to the gregarious habits of these larvae they can be easily collected from the trees they infest. All of the species that we have studied agree in being single-brooded, the moths appearing in midsummer; 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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