. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 154 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE PEAR. The under side is similar to the upper; feet whitish green, semi-transparent. About the middle of June this larva seeks some suitable hiding-place^ such as a crevice in the bark of the tree, or other shelter, and there makes and fastens firmly a small, })rovvnish, papery-looking cocoon, in which it undergoes its transformations and remains until the following spring, when the })erfect fly appears. The fly bears a general resemblance to that of the pear-tree slug, b
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 154 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE PEAR. The under side is similar to the upper; feet whitish green, semi-transparent. About the middle of June this larva seeks some suitable hiding-place^ such as a crevice in the bark of the tree, or other shelter, and there makes and fastens firmly a small, })rovvnish, papery-looking cocoon, in which it undergoes its transformations and remains until the following spring, when the })erfect fly appears. The fly bears a general resemblance to that of the pear-tree slug, but is smaller. The remedies applicable to the pear-tree slug would serve equally well in this instance; but these insects are seldom found in sufficient abundance to require a remedy. No. 77.—The Goldsmith-beetle. Cotalpa lanigera (Linn.). This is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful of all our leaf-eating beetles. It is nearly an inch in length (see Fig. 161), of a broad, oval form, with the wing-cases of a rich yellow color and pale metallic lustre, while the top of the head and the thorax gleam with burnished gold of a brilliant reddish cast. The under surface has a polished coppery hue, and is thickly covered with whitish, woolly hairs: this latter characteristic has suggested its spe- cific name, lanigera^ or wool-bearer. This insect appears late in May and during the month of June, and is distributed over a very wide area, being found in most of the Northern United States and in Canada; and, although seldom very abundant, rarely does a season pass without some of them being seen. During the day they are inactive, and may be found clinging to the under side of the leaves of trees, often drawing together two or three leaves and holding them with their sharp claws for the purpose of concealing themselves. At dusk they issue from their hiding-places and fly about with a buzzing sound. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have be
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