Insects injurious to fruits . 114 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE.* caterpillars are wanting in this species, and the larva glidesalong with a snail-like motion. The cocoon is rounded, almost spherical, and is surroundedwith a loose silken web. The moth (Fig. 113) appears on the wing from the middleto the end of June ; but it is a rare insect, and is seldom captured even by collectors. The Fig. 113. wings are of a deep, rich, reddish, velvety brown, with a dark streak about the middle of the fore wings, extending from the body half-way across, and on this is a golden spot; there are also two go
Insects injurious to fruits . 114 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE.* caterpillars are wanting in this species, and the larva glidesalong with a snail-like motion. The cocoon is rounded, almost spherical, and is surroundedwith a loose silken web. The moth (Fig. 113) appears on the wing from the middleto the end of June ; but it is a rare insect, and is seldom captured even by collectors. The Fig. 113. wings are of a deep, rich, reddish, velvety brown, with a dark streak about the middle of the fore wings, extending from the body half-way across, and on this is a golden spot; there are also two golden spots near the apex of the wing. When the wings are spread they measure nearly an inch and a half across. In the larval state this insect is preyed on by a small Ich-neumon fly, and, never being abundant, other remedies arenot needed to subdue it. No. 50.—The Apple-leaf Miner. T^scheria malifoliella Clemens. The larva of this insect lives within the leaf of the apple-tree, between the upper and the under skin, devourin
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