. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Family Pyromorphid^E (Pyr-o-mor'phi-dae). The Smoky-moths, There are but few insects in our country pertaining to this family. These are small moths, that are chiefly of a smoky black color; some are marked with brighter colors. ^thus/risariul' A tiny representative of the family which seems to be not uncommon in the East is Acoloithus fal- sarins (Ac-o-loi'thus fal-sa'ri-us). This moth (Fig. 265) expands two thirds of an inch. It is black, with the pro- thorax of an orange color. The venation of its wings (Fig. 266) is peculiar in that subcosta an
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Family Pyromorphid^E (Pyr-o-mor'phi-dae). The Smoky-moths, There are but few insects in our country pertaining to this family. These are small moths, that are chiefly of a smoky black color; some are marked with brighter colors. ^thus/risariul' A tiny representative of the family which seems to be not uncommon in the East is Acoloithus fal- sarins (Ac-o-loi'thus fal-sa'ri-us). This moth (Fig. 265) expands two thirds of an inch. It is black, with the pro- thorax of an orange color. The venation of its wings (Fig. 266) is peculiar in that subcosta and radius of the hind wings coalesce for only a short ui^ jjj^ jj2 distance beyond the mid- dle of the discal cell, and a stump of radius pro- i jects towards the base of the wing, from the point of union of the two veins. The larva feeds in early summer on the leaves of grape and of the Virginia creeper. It is said that the pupa state lasts fourteen days and is passed within a parchment-like cocoon. The adult frequents flowers in the daytime. The typical genus of the family is represented in the At- lantic and Western States by Pyromorpha dimidiata (Pyr-o- mor'pha di-mid-i-a'ta). The entire insect is smoky black, except the basal half of the fore wings in front of vein IX, and the basal half of the costa of the hind wings, which are yellow. The wings are thinly scaled, and expand a little more than one inch. Figure 267 represents the venation of the IX VIII Fig. 266.—Wings of Acoloithus 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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