. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. The full-grown caterpillar (see fig. 27) is about two inches long, of a pea-green colour, wrinkled transversely, with a pale yellow stripe on each side, and covered with numerous pale yellow dots; the caudal horn sharp and curved backwards. The accom- panying figure (27) gives a very good idea of the larva, which has the power of drawing the head and the first two segments of the body within the third segment. The larva is double-brooded, and feeds on the vines and Virginia creeper, Amp
. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. The full-grown caterpillar (see fig. 27) is about two inches long, of a pea-green colour, wrinkled transversely, with a pale yellow stripe on each side, and covered with numerous pale yellow dots; the caudal horn sharp and curved backwards. The accom- panying figure (27) gives a very good idea of the larva, which has the power of drawing the head and the first two segments of the body within the third segment. The larva is double-brooded, and feeds on the vines and Virginia creeper, Ampelop- sis quinquefolia. It is much infested by a small ichneumon fly (see fig. 28), which lays its egg in the larva. The larva thus infested always dies. Fig. 29 gives a capi- tal representation of a larva thus 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Department of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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