Insects injurious to fruits . , arising fromsmall warts, of whichthere are a number oneach segment. Thesespines are very sharp, andwhen the insect is care-lessly handled they stingseverely, producing on themore tender portions ofthe skin an irritation, accompanied by redness and raisedwhite blotches, very similar to that of the stinging 218 shows some of these branchingspines magnified, b being stouter and moreacute than the others. When full grown, the larva descends tothe ground, and, drawing together portionsof dead leaves or other rubbish to forman outer covering, constructs wi
Insects injurious to fruits . , arising fromsmall warts, of whichthere are a number oneach segment. Thesespines are very sharp, andwhen the insect is care-lessly handled they stingseverely, producing on themore tender portions ofthe skin an irritation, accompanied by redness and raisedwhite blotches, very similar to that of the stinging 218 shows some of these branchingspines magnified, b being stouter and moreacute than the others. When full grown, the larva descends tothe ground, and, drawing together portionsof dead leaves or other rubbish to forman outer covering, constructs within thisa slight cocoon of tough, gummy, brown silk, in which thechange to a chrysalis takes place. The chrysalis is rathershort and thiclc, of a pale-brown color, with a few reddishbristles on the abdominal joints, and a tuft of the same atthe end. While common on the cherry, this caterpillar does not con-line itself to one kind of food, but is also found feeding onthe apple, thorn, willow, elm, dogwood, balsam poplar, sas-. FiG. 218.
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