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middle of July, depending upon the season. They are then 

 large, robust looking caterpillars (Fig. 13) from 2^ to 3 inches 

 in length, varying in color from a light to a very dark brown. 



Fig. 13 — Larva or Caterpillar of Gipsy Moth. 



There are three light yellow broken lines extending the whole 

 length of the body, one in the center of the back and one each 

 side, with a row of tubercles between. There are six rows of 

 elevated tubercles along the body, each one bearing a tuft of 

 hairs of varying lengths. The first four pairs of tubercles on 

 the third to sixth segments inclusive are of a bluish color, the 

 remaining ones are red. The head is prominent, light yellow, 

 marked with two distinct, almost vertical black dashes, the rest 

 being finely sprinkled with the same color. The long hairs of 

 the second segment project well forward in front of the head. 



THE MOTH. 



The female (Fig. 14) is very light, almost white in color, 

 w'th very thin, semi-opaque wings, the fore wings being marked 

 with a row of brown spots along the margin and several irregu- 

 lar wavy lines and spots of the same color over the body of 

 tlie wing. The hind wings are uniformly light, with a ^ome- 

 what indistinct, marginal row of brown spots between the veins. 



Fig. 14 — Female Gipsy Moth. 



