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THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



The infestation was very heavy. The larva works both in the meat 

 of the fruit and within the seed itself, which is comparatively very 

 large, occupying three-fourths of the inside of the cherry. The cherry 



Fig. 19. — The larva of the Catalina cherry 

 moth in the meat of the cherry, also showing 

 the pupal skin of this species. About natural 

 size. (Photo by Harold Compere.) 



averages about the size of the cultivated species of cherry. The larva 

 seems to have a preference for the seed, the shell of which is not very 

 hard. 



The distribution is said to be from Maine to California. 



