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. 99.—CORN EMPEROR MOTH, FEMALE. purplish red next to the body, with a narrow curvedband of like color near their posterior margin, and withinthis band there is a curved black line. On the middleof the wing is a black spot with a bluish center, on whichthere is a silver-white line. The upper side is ochre-yellow ; the head and thorax purplish brown. The an-tennae are broadly pectinated, while in the female they. T\g. 100.
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. 99.—CORN EMPEROR MOTH, FEMALE. purplish red next to the body, with a narrow curvedband of like color near their posterior margin, and withinthis band there is a curved black line. On the middleof the wing is a black spot with a bluish center, on whichthere is a silver-white line. The upper side is ochre-yellow ; the head and thorax purplish brown. The an-tennae are broadly pectinated, while in the female they. T\g. 100.—CORN EMPEROR MOTH, MALE. are feathered very narrow. The anterior wings of thefemale are purplish brown, or a faded cream color. Thezigzag and wavy lines across them are gray, and marked inthe middle with a brown spot, surrounded by an irregular 114 QUIXCE CULTURE. gray line, and towards the base are covered with a thickwool-like covering. The posterior wings resemble thoseof the male, as do also the head and thorax. The ex-panse of the wings is from two and three-quarter inchesto three inches and a half. Soon after pairing the female lays her eggs in clustersof twenty to thirty. The eggs are top-shaped, flattenedat the top and compressed on the sides ; about one-twentieth of an inch in diameter, and creamy white, witha yellowish spot above, which gradually increases incolor as they come to maturity, when it is almost black,and the yellow larva show through the sides. Beginningtheir work as early as June and extending it nearlythrough September, it is easy to see they
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