. Report on the injurious and other insects of the State of New York. of a pearly iridescentwhiteness, except a narrow black border, and measure, when extended,an inch across. Their legsand bodies present the sameglistening whiteness, andthe abdomen terminatesin a curious moveable tuftof white appendages likefeathers of a pretty buffcolor, tipped with blackand white (Fig. 3). Guenee describes themoth as follows: Wingsof a beautiful pearly whitecolor; the superiors with abroad costal band and aborder equally broad, theinferiors with a bordergradually diminishing to-ward the anal angle whichit d
. Report on the injurious and other insects of the State of New York. of a pearly iridescentwhiteness, except a narrow black border, and measure, when extended,an inch across. Their legsand bodies present the sameglistening whiteness, andthe abdomen terminatesin a curious moveable tuftof white appendages likefeathers of a pretty buffcolor, tipped with blackand white (Fig. 3). Guenee describes themoth as follows: Wingsof a beautiful pearly whitecolor; the superiors with abroad costal band and aborder equally broad, theinferiors with a bordergradually diminishing to-ward the anal angle whichit does not reach, of ashining brown color. Thecostal band has two smallteeth at the place of the cellular spots. Anterior half of the thoraxand nearly the whole of the shoulder-cover, brown. Abdomen white,more or less tinged with yellowish-brown in the female, with a largeshining-brown dorsal spot on the last segment: the anal brush formedof shining scales, of a leaden-brown color, with some other scales of ayellow-fawn at their base, arranged especially on each Fig. 3.—The melon-caterpillar and moth, Eudioptishyalinata. (From Comstock.) 138 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM It would appear from the limited literature accessible, that Eudioptishyalinata is more especially a southern insect. I have examples in mycollection from Texas. It has also been taken in Michigan, is not un-common in New Jersey, and has been taken in Canada. I have noknowledge of its occurrence in the State of New York. Natural Enemies and Remedies. Hmpla conquistor, an Ichneumon-fly, has been bred from the insect is abundant in the Southern States, being an efficient parasiteof the cotton-worm, and it shouldaid materially in keeping this pest incheck. A Tachina fly was also reared from the larvae. Mr. Ashmeadobserved that the majority of the pupae in his breeding boxes were de-stroyed by a small red ant, which may also be useful in destroying themelsewhere. There is no reason why Chauliognathus margi
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