. Injurious insects of the orchard, vineyard, field, garden, conservatory, household, storehouse, domestic animals, etc., with remedies for their extermination . Nos. 14, 100 and 101. (See letter of Mr. Blowers,No. 83.) CHAPTER C. The Satellite Sphinx. (Cal.) (Philampelis mteUitia.—Linn.) Synonyim.—P. pandoms.—Hubner. Order, Lepidopteka ; Family, Sphingid^. [Feeding upon the leaves of the grapevine ; a large brownworm, having five or six large creain-oolored spots on eachside of the body.] The egg from which this worm hatches is deposited singlyupon a leaf. When first hatched, and for some tim
. Injurious insects of the orchard, vineyard, field, garden, conservatory, household, storehouse, domestic animals, etc., with remedies for their extermination . Nos. 14, 100 and 101. (See letter of Mr. Blowers,No. 83.) CHAPTER C. The Satellite Sphinx. (Cal.) (Philampelis mteUitia.—Linn.) Synonyim.—P. pandoms.—Hubner. Order, Lepidopteka ; Family, Sphingid^. [Feeding upon the leaves of the grapevine ; a large brownworm, having five or six large creain-oolored spots on eachside of the body.] The egg from which this worm hatches is deposited singlyupon a leaf. When first hatched, and for some time after-wards, the worm is green, with a tinge of pink along the sides,and on the hind part of the body is a long curved horn. Afterthe worm has cast its skin about three times, the horndisappears, and in its place is a polished, Idaclv tubercle ; thecolor of the body is now a rich velvety l)rown, with five or sixcream-yellow spots upon each side, ^^hon fully grown (Fig- INSECTS TNFESTTNO THE (/RAPE. 181 160) it measures three inehes or more in length; it then entersthe earth, and forms a smooth eell in which to undergo itstransformations. Fig. Fig. 160.—CaterpilUirs oi .Satellite Sphinx—colors, greenor brownish and yellowish-white; c, the young catcrpilhir ; b,the same nearly grown, at rest; «, the full grown cater))illar. Fig. 161.
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