Insects injurious to fruits . ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 167 with black poiuts; fore wings gray, witli black or brownish-black markings; hind wings brownish gray. When ex-panded, the wings measureabout an inch and a half Fig. across. This species is double-brooded. The moths thatappear in July deposit eggsfrom which hatch larv£e whichreach maturity in September, enter the chrysalis state, and remain in this condition untilthe following spring. An Ichneumon fly attacks this speciesand destroys many of them. They are seldom numerous,and never likely to prove very troublesome. FiQ. 176. No. 86.—
Insects injurious to fruits . ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 167 with black poiuts; fore wings gray, witli black or brownish-black markings; hind wings brownish gray. When ex-panded, the wings measureabout an inch and a half Fig. across. This species is double-brooded. The moths thatappear in July deposit eggsfrom which hatch larv£e whichreach maturity in September, enter the chrysalis state, and remain in this condition untilthe following spring. An Ichneumon fly attacks this speciesand destroys many of them. They are seldom numerous,and never likely to prove very troublesome. FiQ. 176. No. 86.—The Horned Jilamentaria Guen. This singular-looking caterpillar is frequently found onplum-trees, devouring the leaves; it is also found on maple,oak, and probably other trees, and on strawberry-vines. Itis about seven-tenths of an inch long (see Fig. 176), of agrayish color, with dusky and blackishstreaks. On the hinder part of the fifthsegment are two long, curved, fleshy hornsextending forward, and on the sixth segmentthere is a similar pair curving head is spotted with brown. There aretwo short brown tubercles on the posteriorpart of the fourth segment, and two smallgray warts
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