. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. Fig. 74.—MOTTLED TORTOISE-BEE Fig. 75.—^MOTTLED TORTOISH- BEETLB. a. Larva; J), Pupa. of St. Louis, is at once distinguished from all the others here described by being usually black, with the shoulders black to the extreme edge of the transparent wing-cov- erts. It is a very variable species, and is frequently more or less speckled or mottled with gold, while more rarely it has a uniform golden appearance. The larva, which is represented enlarged and with the dung removed at figure 75, a, is of a
. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. Fig. 74.—MOTTLED TORTOISE-BEE Fig. 75.—^MOTTLED TORTOISH- BEETLB. a. Larva; J), Pupa. of St. Louis, is at once distinguished from all the others here described by being usually black, with the shoulders black to the extreme edge of the transparent wing-cov- erts. It is a very variable species, and is frequently more or less speckled or mottled with gold, while more rarely it has a uniform golden appearance. The larva, which is represented enlarged and with the dung removed at figure 75, a, is of a uniform green color,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Treat, Mary, b. 1835. New York, Orange Judd
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