. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 315. can be readily distinguished by the hind wings bearing only a single spot. It is not a common species, and its early stages have not yet been described. The Grape-vine Epimenis, Psychoniorpha epimenis (Psy- ch o-mor'pha ep-i-me^nis).—This is a velvety-black species with a large white patch on the outer third of the front wings and a brick-red patch on the hind wings (Fig. 382). The larva resembles somewhat that of Alypia figured above; but it' is bluish and has only four light and four dark stripes to each segment. f,^_ .z,,-P,ych
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 315. can be readily distinguished by the hind wings bearing only a single spot. It is not a common species, and its early stages have not yet been described. The Grape-vine Epimenis, Psychoniorpha epimenis (Psy- ch o-mor'pha ep-i-me^nis).—This is a velvety-black species with a large white patch on the outer third of the front wings and a brick-red patch on the hind wings (Fig. 382). The larva resembles somewhat that of Alypia figured above; but it' is bluish and has only four light and four dark stripes to each segment. f,^_ .z,,-P,ychomorj>hv It feeds upon the terminal shoots of epimems, grape and Virginia-creeper in spring, drawing the leaves to- gether by a weak silken thread and destroying them. When ready to transform, which is usually towards the end of May, it either enters the ground or bores into soft wood to form a cell. Within this it remains until the following spring. The Beautiful Wood-nymph, Euthisanotia grata (Eu-this- a-no'ti-a gra'ta).—This moth (Fig. 383) well deserves the popular name that has been applied to it. Its front wings are creamy white, with a glassy surface; a wide brownish- purple stripe extends along the cost',d margin, reaching from the base to a little beyond the middle of the wing, and on the outer margin is a band of thesame hue, which has a wavy white line running through it, and is margined internally with a narrow olive-green band. Fig. 383.—Euthisanotia grata. /^., *.i, ^ • . *_ • 1 ^ ^ ^ Un the mner margm is a yel- lowish olive-green cloud. The hind wings are clear pale ochre-yellow, with a brown band on the outer margin. The wing expanse is about one and three-fourths inches. The moth appears during the latter part of June or early in July. The larva of this species is pale bluish, crossed by bands of orange and many fine black lines. It also bears a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhan
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