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of the leaf of its host plant. (Fig. 50.) The adult is a grayish- 

 brown moth (Fig. 51) with wings marked with white. There is a 



Fig. 49.— Larva of the Cabbage Looper on a Cabbage Leaf, natural size. 



(Author's illustration.) 



characteristic U-shaped white mark near the center of the fore wing. 

 This species has been noted as injurious only when tobacco is grown 



Fig. 50.— Pupa of the Cabbage Looper, about natural size. 

 (A uthor's illustration.) 



near cabbage. Tobacco grown in kitchen gardens is often riddled. 

 We noticed, also, a great deal of damage done to the first three or 





Fig. 51.— Adult Female Cabbage Looper, enlarged. 

 (Author's illustration.) 



four rows of tobacco in a field which had a row of cabbage along one 

 side. In this case, however, the cabbage had been neglected and the 

 Cabbage Looper had evidently been driven to the tobacco as a last 

 resort. 



