. Bulletin. Fig. 21. This caterpillar, Fig. 21, is generally found on grape vines early inJune, but also feeds on apple, plum, raspberry, maple, poplar, is about an inch and a half in length, with the body tapering towardsthe head ; of a whitish green color, darker on the sides ; with a longi-tudinal white stripe on the back, broader on the last segments. Lowdown on each side is a bright yellow stripe, between this and the oneon the back is another less distinct, and the under surface of the bodyis pale green. The caterpillar is fully grown about the middle or the last of June,when it d
. Bulletin. Fig. 21. This caterpillar, Fig. 21, is generally found on grape vines early inJune, but also feeds on apple, plum, raspberry, maple, poplar, is about an inch and a half in length, with the body tapering towardsthe head ; of a whitish green color, darker on the sides ; with a longi-tudinal white stripe on the back, broader on the last segments. Lowdown on each side is a bright yellow stripe, between this and the oneon the back is another less distinct, and the under surface of the bodyis pale green. The caterpillar is fully grown about the middle or the last of June,when it descends to the ground, draws together some of the fallenleaves, and makes a cocoon in which it soon changes to a mahogany-brown Fig. the latter part of July the perfect moth, Fig. 22, emerges, meas-uring, when its wings are expanded, about one and three-fourthsinches ; the fore wings are dark brown shaded with lighter, with dotsand wavy lines of dull white. The hind wings are reddish, or of abright copper color, shading to brown on the outer angle of the front 28 edge of the wing, and paler toward the hinder and inner angle. The under surface of the wings is lighter than the upper, and thebody is dark brown with its posterior portion banded with lines of apaler hue. This pest may be destroyed by hand-picking, or by jarring thetrees or vines on which they are feeding, when they will fall to theground and may be crushed or burned. THE GRAPE-BERRY MOTH. Eudemis botrana (S. V.).
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