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FRUIT INSECTS 



(Fig. 96). The females 

 crawl up the trees and lay 

 their oval, light greenish- 

 yellow, finely pitted eggs 

 (Fig. 97) from 1 to 5 in 

 a place tucked away out of 

 sight beneath the scaly bark 

 or in crevices on the trunk 

 and larger limbs. The eggs 

 hatch in early spring, often 

 in April, and some of the 

 caterpillars continue feed- 

 ing until nearly the middle 

 of June. When full-grown 

 they are nearly IJ inches 

 long and the skin has a 

 rough velvety appearance. 

 The head is rusty red in 

 color and much roughened. Along the back extend 10 narrow, 

 crinkly, black stripes separated by similar light yellow stripes, 

 the yellow rarely predominating. A broad lemon yellow 

 stigmal stripe extends along each side, and the underside of 



the body, including the two 

 pairs of pro-legs, is light yellow- 

 ish-white in color (Fig. 98). 



Fig. 95. — The lime-tree span-worm, female 

 moth (X 3|). 



Fig. 96. 



The lime-tree span-worm, 

 male moth. 



Fig. 97. — Eggs of the lime-tree span- 

 worm. Enlarged. 



