. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 280 THE STUDY OF has snow-white wings marked with zigzag lines and with dots of black as shown in Fig. 330. The head is ochreous- yellow in front; and the thorax is yellowish at the base of the patagia. The moth flies during September and October. The larva feeds on various shrubs and trees. The pupa state is passed m a slight but well-formed web of yellow threads, which is formed between twigs or leaves, and through which the pupa can be seen. The Evergreen Cleora, Cleora semiclusaria (Cle'o-ra sem-i-clu-sa'ri-a),—This beautiful moth (Fi
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 280 THE STUDY OF has snow-white wings marked with zigzag lines and with dots of black as shown in Fig. 330. The head is ochreous- yellow in front; and the thorax is yellowish at the base of the patagia. The moth flies during September and October. The larva feeds on various shrubs and trees. The pupa state is passed m a slight but well-formed web of yellow threads, which is formed between twigs or leaves, and through which the pupa can be seen. The Evergreen Cleora, Cleora semiclusaria (Cle'o-ra sem-i-clu-sa'ri-a),—This beautiful moth (Fig. 331) is common in the vicinity of nines, spruce, fir, and hemlock during August and September. It varies from a smoky-ash color to almost snow - white ; the wings are marked with black. The larva feeds on the leaves of Conifers. It is reddish yellow above, with Fig. -i^i.—Cleora semiclusaria. i. y -i-x i 111 i-i lateral yellow bands below, while on each side are two pairs of black hair-lines. There are black spots above on the segments. When full grown it is a little more than an inch long and spins a loose cocoon among the leaves. The chrysalid is green with white stripes and is very pretty. The Pepper-and-salt Currant-moth, Biston cognataria (Bis'ton cog-na-ta^ri-a).— This moth (Fig. 332) differs remark- ably in appearance from most Geometrids, the body being stouter, and the wings appearing heavier. It can be easily recog- nized by- its evenly distributed pepper-and-salt markings. The ^^^- z-i^-Bistoncognataria. larva feeds on various plants, but is found most often on currant. The Lime-tree Winter-moth, Eranids tiliaria (E-ran'nis. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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