. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES. The moth which produces the greenhouse leaf-tyer is a member of the family Pyraustida?, superfamily Pyralidina, and was first recognized and described from this country' in 1854 (Gucnee, Deltoides ct Pyra- lites, p. 398). It is an inconspicuous little pale reddish-brown species with awing expanse of about three-fourths of an inch. The fore-wings are light clay brown in color, suffused with a slightly darker red- dish or ochreous brown, the serrate blackish lines with which they are orn
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIES. The moth which produces the greenhouse leaf-tyer is a member of the family Pyraustida?, superfamily Pyralidina, and was first recognized and described from this country' in 1854 (Gucnee, Deltoides ct Pyra- lites, p. 398). It is an inconspicuous little pale reddish-brown species with awing expanse of about three-fourths of an inch. The fore-wings are light clay brown in color, suffused with a slightly darker red- dish or ochreous brown, the serrate blackish lines with which they are ornamented forming the pattern shown in the accompan3'ing illus- tration (fig, 1, a). The hind- wings are gray, becoming light brownish toward the termen, and with two discal P)oth wings are bordered with a row. Fig 1—Phli/ttJ lua utbirialf> b same in natural position at rest; c, egg mass; rf, larva from above; c, same from side;/,head of same: .or,pupa case: /(.chrys- alis—a, J), d, c, fi, /(, one-half larger than natural size; c, twice natural size; /, more enlarged (original).. 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington : G. P. O.
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