Insects injurious to fruits . he carnivorous beetles (see Figs. 47 and 48) also feedupon them. No. 46.—The Lime-tree tiliaria Harris. The caterpillar of this species is a span-worm, not unlikethe canker-worm, but larger and differently marked. Thehead is dull red, with a V-shaped mark on the front; thebody yellow above, with many longitudinal black lines ; theunder side is paler. When full grown, it is about an inch anda quarter long. Besides the apple, it feeds on basswood, elm,and hickory. The larvae hatch early in the spring, and some-times prove very destructive to the
Insects injurious to fruits . he carnivorous beetles (see Figs. 47 and 48) also feedupon them. No. 46.—The Lime-tree tiliaria Harris. The caterpillar of this species is a span-worm, not unlikethe canker-worm, but larger and differently marked. Thehead is dull red, with a V-shaped mark on the front; thebody yellow above, with many longitudinal black lines ; theunder side is paler. When full grown, it is about an inch anda quarter long. Besides the apple, it feeds on basswood, elm,and hickory. The larvae hatch early in the spring, and some-times prove very destructive to the foliage. In Fig. 108 theyare represented both feeding and at rest. They complete theirgrowth about the middle of June, when, letting themselves 110 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE. down from the trees by a silken thread, they burrow into theground, Ibrniing a little oblong cell, five or six inches belowthe surface, within which the change to a chrysalis takesplace, and from which the moth usually comes out late in Fig. October or early in November, but occasionally this latterchange does not take place until spring. The male moths have large and delicate wings (see ) and feathered antennae. The fore wings, which measure,when expanded, about an inch and a half across, are of arusty-buif color, sprinkled with brownish dots, and with twotransverse wavy brown lines, the inner one often indistinct,while between the bands and near the edge of the wing thereis generally a brown dot. The hind wings are paler, with asmall brownish dot in the middle; the body is similar in colorto the fore wings. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. Ill The female, also shown in Fig. 108, is a wingless, spider-like creature, with slender, thread-like antennae, yellowish-white body, sprinkled on the sides with black dots, and withtwo black spots on the top of each ring except the last,which has only one. The head is black in front, and the legsare ringed with black. She is furnished with a jointed ovi-pos
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