Forest entomology . *\y Fig. 235.—Dicranura vinula (Puss Moth). in patches on the under side of the leaf. The moth may be found rest-ing in repose during the day, with the wings folded narrowly across 252 FOREST ENTOMOLOGY. the body, and the pose so beautifully harmonises with a dead twigthat it may, in fact, be easily overlooked. There is a conspicuousbuff-coloured portion at the extremity of the wings—hence the Fig. 236. — Pyg«va bucephal i (Buff-tip Moth). The fore wings are of various shades of pearly grey or silvery grey,with mottled whitish markings. In fact, the wings may be brie
Forest entomology . *\y Fig. 235.—Dicranura vinula (Puss Moth). in patches on the under side of the leaf. The moth may be found rest-ing in repose during the day, with the wings folded narrowly across 252 FOREST ENTOMOLOGY. the body, and the pose so beautifully harmonises with a dead twigthat it may, in fact, be easily overlooked. There is a conspicuousbuff-coloured portion at the extremity of the wings—hence the Fig. 236. — Pyg«va bucephal i (Buff-tip Moth). The fore wings are of various shades of pearly grey or silvery grey,with mottled whitish markings. In fact, the wings may be brieflydescribed as sparkling with silvery powder of a frosty appearance. The hind wings are whitish stone-coloured in appearance. There is aconspicuous raised crest on thethorax. The caterpillars, in their veryyoung stage, feed in company, butafter the first larval moult theyseparate into parties of eight or ten,but do not move far from theirbirthplace—hence the damage is alldone in one place. When resting,however, from feeding, they re-assemble in comparatively largegroups, as seen in fig. 237. Whenfull - grown they are about 1|^inch in length, rather soft andlimp. Head black, body prevailing colour is a mixtureof yellow and black. In the first three segments behind the headthose two colours are blended in squares, but on the other segments
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