. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 50 The Lance Rustic Moth {Agrotis telifera, Harris). (Ypsilon, Rott).— Harris was the first to describe this fine insect, which measures an inch and a half in expanse of wings. (Fig. 19.) The fore wings are brown, dark along the c'osta and through the middle. Near the hind margin is a light-brown hand, and at the base of the wing is a light-brown patch, shaped like the head of a fish with the mouth open. Pointing outAvardly from the I'eniform stigma is a black lance-shaped mark. The hin
. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 50 The Lance Rustic Moth {Agrotis telifera, Harris). (Ypsilon, Rott).— Harris was the first to describe this fine insect, which measures an inch and a half in expanse of wings. (Fig. 19.) The fore wings are brown, dark along the c'osta and through the middle. Near the hind margin is a light-brown hand, and at the base of the wing is a light-brown patch, shaped like the head of a fish with the mouth open. Pointing outAvardly from the I'eniform stigma is a black lance-shaped mark. The hind wings of the moth are pearly white shaded yig. 19. with brown. The caterpillar known as the " Greasy Cut-worm," is dull leaden brown^ spotted with shiny black. Its dorsal and side lines are yellowish. The creature is highly destructive to corn, tobacco, tomatoes, etc., cutting the plants an inch above the ground. The Clandestine Owlet Moth (Agrotis clandestina, Harris).—In expanse of wings this moth measures an inch and three-quarters. It is a very sober- coloured moth. The fore wings are dark ashen. In them the orbicular andreni- form stigmata are connected by a black line. The hind wings are dirty brownish- white, darker towards the hind margin. The fore part of the body is chestnut brown. The moth received its name from its retiring habits and attempts at concealment. The caterpillar (Fig. 20) is called the " W-marked ; It is j^ellowish grey in colour, lined with yellow, and finely sprinkled with dark spots. On each side of the back, upon the abdominal segments, is a row of black velvety marks. These marks, when viewed from the front, are suggestive of the letter W Fig. 20. —hence the common name of the creature. Nothing in the way of vegetables seems to come amiss to this cut-worm beans, 3'oung corn, cabbage, pumpkins, etc., all are eagerly eaten by it. It has the habit of dragging its food under stones or into the ground, that it may fe
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