. Nature study and life. Nature study. 2o6 NATURE STUDY -AND LIFE The Apple-Leaf Crumpler, Physis indige?tella. — Among a number of moths whose larvae attack the leaves of fruit trees this one is chosen because of the ease with which it may be found. Any time during the winter little masses of crumpled and withered leaves may be seen attached by silken threads to the twigs. Within the mass will be discovered a little twisted, horn-shaped case containing the half-grown larva of the leaf crumpler. In the spring it fastens the young leaves into little bunches by means of silken threads and con- t
. Nature study and life. Nature study. 2o6 NATURE STUDY -AND LIFE The Apple-Leaf Crumpler, Physis indige?tella. — Among a number of moths whose larvae attack the leaves of fruit trees this one is chosen because of the ease with which it may be found. Any time during the winter little masses of crumpled and withered leaves may be seen attached by silken threads to the twigs. Within the mass will be discovered a little twisted, horn-shaped case containing the half-grown larva of the leaf crumpler. In the spring it fastens the young leaves into little bunches by means of silken threads and con- tinues feeding upon them until its growth is at- tained, about the middle of June. It then changes into a dark-brown chrysalis within its case and in July emerges to lay its eggs and thus begin its life story anew. The Gartered Plume Moth of the Grape, Oxyptiliis periseli- dactylus. — This is one of our prettiest little moths, but its work should be known to every child who has a grape- vine. After the leaves have fairly started in the spring they will often be drawn together into round balls, and within may be found an active, wriggling, bristling larva of a greenish-yellow color, nearly half an inch in length when fully grown. These are the larvae of the plume. 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 Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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