Insects injurious to fruits . )aiule(l, about four iuchos across. (See Fig. 80.) The wingsare of a rich, pale lemon-yellow color, banded and borderedwith black; on the fore wings are four black bars, the innerone extending entirely across the wing, the outer ones be-coming shorter as they approach the apex. The front mar-gin is edged with black, and the outer margin has a wideborder of the same, in which is set a row of eight or ninepale-yellow spots, the lower ones less distinct. Fig. The liind wings are crossed by a streak of black, which isalmost a continuation of the inner band on the
Insects injurious to fruits . )aiule(l, about four iuchos across. (See Fig. 80.) The wingsare of a rich, pale lemon-yellow color, banded and borderedwith black; on the fore wings are four black bars, the innerone extending entirely across the wing, the outer ones be-coming shorter as they approach the apex. The front mar-gin is edged with black, and the outer margin has a wideborder of the same, in which is set a row of eight or ninepale-yellow spots, the lower ones less distinct. Fig. The liind wings are crossed by a streak of black, which isalmost a continuation of the inner band on the fore wings;there is a short black streak a little beyond, and a wide blackborder, widening as it a})proaches the inner angle of thewinff. Enclosed within this border, and towards its outeredge, are six luiuilar spots, the upper and lower ones reddish,the others yellow ; above and about these spots, and especiallytowards the inner angle of the wing, the black bordering isthickly powdered with blue scales. The outer margin of thehind wings is scalloped and partly edged with yellow; theinner margin is bordered with brownish black for about two- ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 83 thirds of its length, followed by a small yellow patch, whichis succeeded by a larger black spot, centred with a crescent ofblue atoms, and bounded below by an irregular reddish spot,margined within with yellow. The hind wings terminate intwo long black tails edged on the inside with yellow. Thebody is black above, marg
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