. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 150 ZOOLOG'X. eggs during July, in little heaps at the bases of the grass haulms and leaves. The caterpillars hide during the day, and feed at night. They are very injurious even in the autumn, but become insatiable the following spring, always devouring the lowest parts of the haulms and leaves, so that the upper. Fig. 101.—The Grass Moth (_Cha/rceas graminis) and its cateipillar. parts die off. They wander in large companies from one field to another. In June they become pupse of a shining reddish-brown below the surface of the soil or under sods. EnemAes: sw
. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 150 ZOOLOG'X. eggs during July, in little heaps at the bases of the grass haulms and leaves. The caterpillars hide during the day, and feed at night. They are very injurious even in the autumn, but become insatiable the following spring, always devouring the lowest parts of the haulms and leaves, so that the upper. Fig. 101.—The Grass Moth (_Cha/rceas graminis) and its cateipillar. parts die off. They wander in large companies from one field to another. In June they become pupse of a shining reddish-brown below the surface of the soil or under sods. EnemAes: swine, moles, shrews, rooks, wagtails, ducks, fowls. Remedy: Driving in swine, where this is practicable. The Darnel Moth (Neuronia popularis). Moth: Length rather less than ^ of an inch; span of wings nearly If inches. Much variegated, beauti- ful. Fore legs reddish-brown, with peach-coloured glow; all the nerves and several markings yellowish white, and dark markings as well. Hind wings yellowish, and abdomen white. Head and thorax brown, mixed with yellowish white. Caterpillar: Over two inches long, and about one-third of an inch thick; 16-legged; tapers at both ends. Has an oily lustre. Dorsal side of a bronze brown, sharply marked off by a yellowish line from the bright brownish grey ventral side, and traversed by three longitudinal bright brown lines, which in young specimens are almost white. Habits pretty much like those of the preceding 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 Bos, Jan Ritzema, 1850-1928; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. London, Chapman & Hall, Ld.
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