. Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . -e-spots along each side of the back and with faintl)lackish stripes, while others are black with yellowish spots, asshown in Fig. 379. The moth is shown natural size. The fore-wings are an olive color with a pale buff stripe across the middle,. Fig. 379.—The white-lined sphinx (Deilephila lineata Fab.): a, moth; b,pale larva; c, dark form of larva; d, pupa—all natural size. (AfterChittenden, U. S. Dept. Agr.) and are margined with gray, and the hind-wings are crossed bya wide rosy band, the remainder being almost black, except thewhite margin. The
. Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . -e-spots along each side of the back and with faintl)lackish stripes, while others are black with yellowish spots, asshown in Fig. 379. The moth is shown natural size. The fore-wings are an olive color with a pale buff stripe across the middle,. Fig. 379.—The white-lined sphinx (Deilephila lineata Fab.): a, moth; b,pale larva; c, dark form of larva; d, pupa—all natural size. (AfterChittenden, U. S. Dept. Agr.) and are margined with gray, and the hind-wings are crossed bya wide rosy band, the remainder being almost black, except thewhite margin. The thorax is marked with several white linesas illustrated, and the abdomen is greenish olive spotted withwhite and black. 530 INSECT PESTS OF FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD Abbots Sphinx.* This caterpillar is 2^- inches long, varyingin color from dull yellow to reddish l^rown. Each segment ismarked by six or seven transverse l)lack lines, and longitudinallywith dark-brown streaks. On the next to the last segment is a pol-ished black tubercle, or eye-spot, ringed with yelloM. The moth isa dull chocolate-brown color, with a wing expanse of 2-^ fore-wings are pale beyond the middleand are streaked with darker brown as illus- :trated. The hind-wings are yellow with abrown border
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