. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 816 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE RASPHERHY ATTACKING THE PEUIT. Fig. 330. No. 184.—The Raspberry Geometer. SyncMora ruhivoraria (.Riley). The larva of this pretty moth feeds chiefly on the fruit of the raspberry; it is said tliat it occasionally feeds also on the leaf. Fig. 330 shows the larva, of natural size, on the fruit at a ; b, an enlarged view of one of the segments of its body, showing the hairs with which it is adorned. The moth, of the nat- ural size, is seen at c, while at d an en- larged out
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 816 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE RASPHERHY ATTACKING THE PEUIT. Fig. 330. No. 184.—The Raspberry Geometer. SyncMora ruhivoraria (.Riley). The larva of this pretty moth feeds chiefly on the fruit of the raspberry; it is said tliat it occasionally feeds also on the leaf. Fig. 330 shows the larva, of natural size, on the fruit at a ; b, an enlarged view of one of the segments of its body, showing the hairs with which it is adorned. The moth, of the nat- ural size, is seen at c, while at d an en- larged outline is given of one pair of the wings. The larva reaches maturity about the time of the ripening of the raspberry, when it is about three-quarters of an inch long, of a yellowish-gray color, each segment being furnished with several short prickles. It has the habit of disguising itself by attaching to its thorny projections tiny bits of vege- table matter, such as the anthers of flowers, bits of leaves, etc., and by this means it often escapes detection. When full grown, the larva forms a slight cocoon, within which it changes to a chrysalis of a pale-yellow color, with darker lines and spots, which in a few days produces the perfect insect. The wings of the moth are of a delicate pale-green color, crossed by two lines of a lighter shade, and, when expanded,. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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