. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 250 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE GRAPE. eye-like spot in place of the tail, the breathing-pores along the sides black, showing prominently in the cream-colored spots. It is a very i^iG. 2^9. voracions feeder, and strips the vine of its leaves with such ra- pidity that it soon attracts attention. When full grown, it descends from the vine and buries itself in the ground, where it forms an oval cell, within which it changes to a chrysa- lis. The chrysalis is of a chestnut-brown color, with the seg- ments
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 250 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE GRAPE. eye-like spot in place of the tail, the breathing-pores along the sides black, showing prominently in the cream-colored spots. It is a very i^iG. 2^9. voracions feeder, and strips the vine of its leaves with such ra- pidity that it soon attracts attention. When full grown, it descends from the vine and buries itself in the ground, where it forms an oval cell, within which it changes to a chrysa- lis. The chrysalis is of a chestnut-brown color, with the seg- ments roughened with impressed points, the terminal joint having a long thick spine. The insect usually re- mains in the chrysa- lis state until the fol- lowing summer, but occasionally it ma- tures and escapes the same season. Should these larvse at any time prove trouble- some, they can be readily subdued by hand-picking. ISTo. 134.—The Achemon Sphinx. Philampelus achemon (Drury). The caterpillar of this sphinx (Fig. 260) is truly a formida- ble-looking creature, measuring, when full grown, if at rest, ahaut three inches, and when in motion about three and a. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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