Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower : and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges . ll grown crawl down thetrees, and, either on the trunk or somewhere in the vicinity, underany projecting point on fence-rail or the like, make their dirty-whitish cocoon of mixed silk and hair. In due time the adultsemerge, the male bearing fully develoi)ed wings, while the THE INSECT WORLD. 269 female has no trace of them whatever. The wings of the maleare dusty gray in color, crossed by rather distinct, blackish lines,and with a litde white spot near the outer lower angle,
Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower : and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges . ll grown crawl down thetrees, and, either on the trunk or somewhere in the vicinity, underany projecting point on fence-rail or the like, make their dirty-whitish cocoon of mixed silk and hair. In due time the adultsemerge, the male bearing fully develoi)ed wings, while the THE INSECT WORLD. 269 female has no trace of them whatever. The wings of the maleare dusty gray in color, crossed by rather distinct, blackish lines,and with a litde white spot near the outer lower angle, whichgives the insect its name, leucostigma. The antennae are prom-inently feathered or pectinated, and the forelegs are long, veryprettily tufted, and held when at rest projecting some distanceforward. The insect is not often seen during the day, and usu-ally rests concealed until nightfall, when it seeks its mate. Thefemale can be distinguished in the pupal stage by its larger sizeand the absence of wing pads. When it crawls out upon thesurface of its cocoon it is a grub-like creature with a \ery heavy Fig.
Size: 1474px × 1695px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectinsectp, bookyear1906
