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pale yellow; head pale brown with a wide black dash on each side; 

 shield dark brown. Active in April and May in gardens and orchards 

 (Fig. 125). 



Greasy Cutworm {Agrotis ypsilon Rott.)- — General color dark greasy 

 grey to black above and greenish-yellow below; a pale yellow line 

 down centre of back, and three others on each side; tubercles black and 

 shiny; head and shield dark brown; ij^^ inches long. Active in May 

 and early June on corn and garden vegetables (Fig. 125). 



Variegated Cutworm {Lycophotia margaritosa Haw.). — One and 

 three-fourth inches long; color variable from grey to brown; body 

 mottled with dark brown; a yellowish band along each side; a series of 



Fig. 124. — a. Spotted Cutworm, dorsal aspect; b. Spotted Cutworm, lateral 

 aspect; c, White Cutworm; d, Dingy Cutworm; e. Black Army Cutworm, dorsal 

 aspect; /, Black Army Cutworm, lateral aspect. {After Gibson, Bui. 10, Ent. Br. Can.) 



yellow dots or spots along the middle of back; two stripes of velvety 

 black blotches bordered with orange and black curved dashes between 

 the lateral yellow band and the middle of the back; head reddish-yellow 

 and marked with black bands resembling slightly the letter H. Prac- 

 tically an omnivorous feeder, its food plants including cereal root, 

 forage, vegetable flowers and orchard trees. Active in May and early 

 June in gardens. The eggs are laid in irregular masses upon the stems 

 of plants; they are small, white, hemispherical and ribbed. The pupae 

 are reddish-brown and about % inch long. 



Dark-sided Cutworm {Euxoa messoria Harris). — General color 

 greyish; sides darker than rest of body; a dark line down middle of 



