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FRUIT INSECTS 



234) ; in the male the four 

 wings are transparent, 

 witli the veins, margins 

 and fringes steel-blue, 

 and the abdominal seg- 

 ments are steel-blue nar- 

 rowly fringed with yellow 

 behind ; in the female the 

 front wings are opaque, 

 covered with steel-blue 

 scales, the hind wings 

 are transparent over only 

 about half their area and 

 the abdomen has a broad, 

 Male and female moths of the orange-colored band ex- 

 peac - ree orer. tending nearly around the 



body on the fourth or on })oth the fourth and fifth segments. 



North of latitude 40 to 42 dcji;reos the females, as a rule, have 



the band covering 



both segments, 



while south of that 



line it is confined 



to the fourth seg- 

 ment. Intergrad- 



ing specimens are 



sometimes found. 



The moths are most 



active during the 



heat of the day and 



when flying in the 



bright sunshine are 



easily mistaken for wasps by the casual observer. 



Mating takes place very soon after the emergence of the moths 



and the female immediately begins to deposit her eggs singly 



Fk;. 235. — Eggs of the peach-tree borer, enlarged. 



