. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 349. resembling the female in coloring, and in having the wings speckled. The larva differs from the other species of A7ii- sota in having long spines on the dorsal aspect of the third thoracic and each abdominal segment in addition to the much longer spines on the mesothorax. It is of a bright tawny or orange color, with a dusky stripe along its back a*id dusky bands along its sides. The Rosy Dryocampa, Dryocampa rubicunda (Dry-o- cum'pa ru-bi-cun'da).-^The wings of this moth (Fig. 428) are pale yellow, banded with rose-color. The dis
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 349. resembling the female in coloring, and in having the wings speckled. The larva differs from the other species of A7ii- sota in having long spines on the dorsal aspect of the third thoracic and each abdominal segment in addition to the much longer spines on the mesothorax. It is of a bright tawny or orange color, with a dusky stripe along its back a*id dusky bands along its sides. The Rosy Dryocampa, Dryocampa rubicunda (Dry-o- cum'pa ru-bi-cun'da).-^The wings of this moth (Fig. 428) are pale yellow, banded with rose-color. The dis- tribution of the color varies greatly in different speci- mens. In some the pink of the fore wings predomi- nates, the yellow being re- duced to a broad discal - , - ., . • , Fig. 428.—Dryocampa rubicunda. band, while m one variety the ground-color is yellowish white and the pink is reduced to a shade at the base and a narrow stripe outside the mid- dle. The hind wings may be entirely yellow, or may have a pink band outside the middle, 'The expanse of wings in the male is one and one half to one and three fourths inches ; in the female, two inches or xThe larva of this species is known as the Green-striped Maple-worm, and is sometimes a serious pest on soft-maple shade-trees. It measures when full grown about one and one half inches. It is pale yellowish green, striped above with eight very light, yellowish-green lines, alternating with seven of a darker green, inclining to black. There are two prominent horns on the second thoracic segment, and two rows of spines on each side of the body, one above and one below the spiracles. And on the eighth and ninth abdomi- nal segments there are four prominent dorsal spines. The species is one- or two-brooded, and winters in the pupa 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 perf
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