. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 414 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGB, The Ashy-gray Lady-bird. Cycloneda ahdominalis (Say). This is a small-sized lady-bird, which is often found in abundance on infested orange-trees. Its larva also is very common, and, when full grown, measures about four-tenths of an inch long. It is black, variegated with orange, yellow, and greenish white, and is shown, magnified, at Fig. 431, a. When about to transform to a pupa, the larva attaches the end of its abdomen to a leaf, when shortly the skin, splitt
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 414 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ORANGB, The Ashy-gray Lady-bird. Cycloneda ahdominalis (Say). This is a small-sized lady-bird, which is often found in abundance on infested orange-trees. Its larva also is very common, and, when full grown, measures about four-tenths of an inch long. It is black, variegated with orange, yellow, and greenish white, and is shown, magnified, at Fig. 431, a. When about to transform to a pupa, the larva attaches the end of its abdomen to a leaf, when shortly the skin, splitting at the back of the head, gradually shrivels up towards the posterior end, revealing the chrysalis, as shown ih the figure at b. This is of a whitish color, tinged in some parts with yellowish, and ornamented with black EiG. 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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