The Army worm. 



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each front wing. The general color of the front wings is clay or 

 fawn, much specked with black scales ; a row of more or less 

 distinct black dots, one on each vein, crosses the wing about mid- 

 way between the white spot and the outer margin ; often the 

 veins are outlined for a portion of their length by white scales. 

 The hind wings are of a dusky brownish color, darker towards 

 the outer margin, and with the veins blackish. 



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70. — Light and dark varieties of army-worms^ twice natural size. 



There are no differences in color between the male and female 

 moths, but the abdomen of the female is more pointed, and her 

 antennae are much smoother than the hairy or ciliate antennae of 

 the male. ' 



The moths are very uniform in their coloring and markings ; 

 practically the only variations are in the number of the black scales 

 scattered over the front wings, and some moths are a trifle lighter 

 or darker with more or less of a reddish or rust tinge. There is 

 considerable variation in size, the distance across the outstretched 

 wings ranging from a little less than one and a half inches to two 

 inches. The moths bred from the lightest colored army-worms 

 do not differ from those reared from the darkest caterpillars. 



The moth may be readily distinguished from other similar 



