Insects injurious to fruits . ysalis, producing the mothabout ten days afterwards. The moths within a few daysdeposit their eggs on the leaves of the vine, which hatch earlyin June, and the larvae nearly complete their growth by theend of the month, pass into the chrysalis state, and appear asmoths again in July and August. These latter deposit eggsfor the second brood of larvae, which, before reaching maturity,become torpid, and remain in this condition until spring. The moth (Fig. 279) mejisures, when its wings are ex-panded, about an inch and a half across. Its color is paleochre-yellow, cr
Insects injurious to fruits . ysalis, producing the mothabout ten days afterwards. The moths within a few daysdeposit their eggs on the leaves of the vine, which hatch earlyin June, and the larvae nearly complete their growth by theend of the month, pass into the chrysalis state, and appear asmoths again in July and August. These latter deposit eggsfor the second brood of larvae, which, before reaching maturity,become torpid, and remain in this condition until spring. The moth (Fig. 279) mejisures, when its wings are ex-panded, about an inch and a half across. Its color is paleochre-yellow, crossed by many grayish-brown lines, and clouded with patches of the same, par-¥iQ. 279. ticularly along the margin of the wings. The body and legs aresimilar in color to the wings, thelatter being marked with blackabout the joints. Early in June the reddishgeometric caterpillars of this moth are found upon the leaves,out of which they eat numerous pieces of various sizes andshapes. By the middle of the month tiiey become full.
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