Quince cultureAn illustrated hand-book for the propagation and cultivation of the quince with descriptions of its varieties, insect enemies, diseases, and their remedies . Fig. 95. CRYPTUS INQUISITOR. Fig. ^.—Male. Fig. ^7.—Female. HEMITELES THYRIDOPTERTX. Five or six of these sometimes occupy the body of asingle bag-worm. After destroying the worm, they spinfor themselves, within its cocoon, small white cocoons. 12. The Oori^^ Emperor Moth, the Io EmperorMoth {Hyj^erchiria Io, Linn., Satiirnia Io, Harris, Hy-percMvia varia, Walker).—The common name of this moth probably came fromits feeding o
Quince cultureAn illustrated hand-book for the propagation and cultivation of the quince with descriptions of its varieties, insect enemies, diseases, and their remedies . Fig. 95. CRYPTUS INQUISITOR. Fig. ^.—Male. Fig. ^7.—Female. HEMITELES THYRIDOPTERTX. Five or six of these sometimes occupy the body of asingle bag-worm. After destroying the worm, they spinfor themselves, within its cocoon, small white cocoons. 12. The Oori^^ Emperor Moth, the Io EmperorMoth {Hyj^erchiria Io, Linn., Satiirnia Io, Harris, Hy-percMvia varia, Walker).—The common name of this moth probably came fromits feeding on corn and for-aging on both trees and veg-etables, a very uncommonhabit with insects. It notonly feeds on the quince, buta wide range of trees andvegetables. The moth isvery beautiful, and only flies at night. The sexes differboth in size and color, the male being the smaller. Iliscolor is a deep yellow, with purplish brown markings. Ilia. Fig. 98.—LARVA OF THE CORNEMPEROR MOTH. INSECT ENEMIES. 129 one. In its larval state it draws a few leaves together,within which it prepares a place of abode, and in whichit winters when about one-third grown. AVith openingspring it resumes activity, and leaves its case iu searchof food, and continues to grow till the early part of June,when it shuts itself up in its case, and becomes a reddishbrown chrysalis about four-tentlit^ of an inch long. Asa larva it was a third longer. As a perfect moth itcomes out in about two weeks, with wings expanded toseven-tenths of an inch. The body of the larva is a dull
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