Insects injurious to fruits . stimulea Clemens. This caterpillar, which is represented in Fig. 112, a, a back view, 6, a side view, is often found feeding on apple-leaves, also on those of the cherry, , -^ Fig. 112. grape, raspberry, currant, rose,alth8ea, Indian corn, andsumach. It is of a reddish-brown color, rounded above,flattened beneath, armedwith prickly thorns, whichare longest on the fourth andtenth segments, and with abright pea-green patch, some-what resembling a saddle inform, over the middle portion of the body, centred with abroad, elliptical, reddish spot, the red spot and green
Insects injurious to fruits . stimulea Clemens. This caterpillar, which is represented in Fig. 112, a, a back view, 6, a side view, is often found feeding on apple-leaves, also on those of the cherry, , -^ Fig. 112. grape, raspberry, currant, rose,alth8ea, Indian corn, andsumach. It is of a reddish-brown color, rounded above,flattened beneath, armedwith prickly thorns, whichare longest on the fourth andtenth segments, and with abright pea-green patch, some-what resembling a saddle inform, over the middle portion of the body, centred with abroad, elliptical, reddish spot, the red spot and green patchboth being edged with white. The thorns with which thebody is armed sting like a nettle when applied to the back ofthe hand, or any other part where the skin is tender, and theparts touched swell with watery pustules, the irritation beingaccompanied with much itching. The under part of the bodyof the larva is flesh-colored; there are three pairs of thoraciclegs, but the thick, fleshy, abdominal legs found in most other.
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