. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 2*5—\^\a oi Pheosia diiiiididtti. (Her- Fiu. .27—J^arva of unicornis. rich Schaeffer.) (Smith and Abbott.) The handsome larva of Pheosia dimidiata Herrich-Schaeffer Fig. 26) has a very rakish appearance. Its long body straight and trim, with its beak-shaped anal horn, is suggestive to me of an ancient galley, or an Al- gerine pirate boat—the conspicuous spiracles look like the openings for a bank of oars. The green larva of Nerice bidentata Walker affords a fine instance of mimetic
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 2*5—\^\a oi Pheosia diiiiididtti. (Her- Fiu. .27—J^arva of unicornis. rich Schaeffer.) (Smith and Abbott.) The handsome larva of Pheosia dimidiata Herrich-Schaeffer Fig. 26) has a very rakish appearance. Its long body straight and trim, with its beak-shaped anal horn, is suggestive to me of an ancient galley, or an Al- gerine pirate boat—the conspicuous spiracles look like the openings for a bank of oars. The green larva of Nerice bidentata Walker affords a fine instance of mimetic analogy. It feeds on the edges of a leaf; and its jagged dorsal-out- line presents a resemblance to the leaf's serrations. The larvae of Symmerista albifrons Smith and Abbot, and those of Schizura^ concinna S. and A., (Fig. 27) have gouty swellings highly colored. To gardeners the larvae of concinna are known as "Red-humped Caterpil- ; They are sometimes very injurious to young apple trees. Where apple trees are scarce, as in the neighborhood of Quebec city, they feed on the blackberry, etc. The albifrons larvae are often abundant upon basswood. They have tlie habit of hoisting the hinder parts of their bodies, and opening their claspers wide until they resemble nippers. The larvae of D. ministra feed on the birch, hazel, butternut, etc. Those of Melalopha inclusa Hubner spin webs upon the poplars. The four last named species are gregarious. The caterpillars belonging to the genera Cerura and Harpyia (the moths of which are familiarly known as "Kittens") are furnished with extraor-. 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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