. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 37 The female moth, when its vviugs are spread, will measure about one and a half inches ; the male about a quarter of an inch less. The fore wings are grayish brown, wth bands and dots of dark brown ; one band crosses the wing about an eighth of an inch from the base, and a second—which sometimes does not extend entirely across—is placed midway between the first and the outer margin. There is a dull patch of brown near the front edge of the wing, between the first and second bands, and two or thre
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 37 The female moth, when its vviugs are spread, will measure about one and a half inches ; the male about a quarter of an inch less. The fore wings are grayish brown, wth bands and dots of dark brown ; one band crosses the wing about an eighth of an inch from the base, and a second—which sometimes does not extend entirely across—is placed midway between the first and the outer margin. There is a dull patch of brown near the front edge of the wing, between the first and second bands, and two or three prominent black dots similarly situated between the second band and the apex ; the outer edge is also widely margined with brown. The inner portion of the hind wings is similar in colour to the front pair ; the outer half is crossed by two darker bands irregular in outline, the space between them being occupied by a paler hue, as also is the space between the outside band and the hind mar- gin, which latter is narrowly bordered with the darker shade. The markings on both wings vary much in intensity, being sometimes almost black, in other instances very faint. The under surfaces of both wings are much paler, with the markings of the upper surface partially but indistinctly produced. Drasteria erichtea appears among our earliest insects in spring, having passed the win- ter in the chrysalis state ; it is also found up to quite a late period in the autumn. It fre- quents fields and meadows, and open grassy spots along the sides of our railroad tracks. Its flight is sudden, and after a short but rapid course, it as suddenl3' alights. The caterpillar feeds on clover, and when full grown measures one and a quarter inches in length or more. It has a medium sized head, rather flat in front, with darker longitudinal line^ The body above is reddish brown, with many longitudinal lines and strijies of a darker shade. There is a double whitish line down the back, with a stripe of the
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