Bulletin of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station . .,<f«<7 broad jiink stripe down each side,vL (Fio-. 11, /;. r.) It transforms to ) l)upa in an oval cavity about twoinches below the surface of theground. The parent moth is some-what variable in size and color,ranging from a pale yellowish-grayto a dark l)rownish-gray but mottledas in the figure, (Fig. 11, a. d.) Itis readily distinguished from themoth of the Plusia by lacking thesilvery spot on the front wing. Thisinsect is more common in Marylandcabbase-fields than I have known it Fig. 11.—Mamestra trtfolU; a, h, larvae: c, el
Bulletin of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station . .,<f«<7 broad jiink stripe down each side,vL (Fio-. 11, /;. r.) It transforms to ) l)upa in an oval cavity about twoinches below the surface of theground. The parent moth is some-what variable in size and color,ranging from a pale yellowish-grayto a dark l)rownish-gray but mottledas in the figure, (Fig. 11, a. d.) Itis readily distinguished from themoth of the Plusia by lacking thesilvery spot on the front wing. Thisinsect is more common in Marylandcabbase-fields than I have known it Fig. 11.—Mamestra trtfolU; a, h, larvae: c, elsewhere,pupa; d, motn; e, wing or same (enlarged):/, anal segment of pupa. BULLETIN NUMBER 23, DECEMBER, 1893. 83. Fig. 12,—MamcstropicAa; a, caterpillar; b, moth. The Zebra Caterpillar (larva of Mamestm pidd) is a very easily distinguished in-sect. When first hatched it isalmost l)lack hut soon becomespale and green. When full-grown it is 2 inches long,velvety black, with tawny redhead, legs and belly and twonarrow yellow lines along theside between Avhich are manywhite irregular zebra-like finerlines. The pupa is found, likethat of the preceding species,beneath the surface of theground. The front wings ofthe adult moth are rich pur-ple-brown and the hind wingsare white, faintly edged withbrown, (Fig. 12).The Cabbage Evergestis or Cabbage Pionea as it used tobe called {Evergestis rintosalis) is a small purplish-brown or bluish-brown worm with a greenish-yellow head and green venter. When full-grown it is a little over half an inch in length andtransforms to pupa at the surface of the ground ina slight oval cocoon covered with earth. The mothis pale ochre-yellow in color, the front wings dark-en
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