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alfalfa-growing districts of the West and Sonthvvest. In the 

 Eastern States it is less abundant but still plentiful enough, 



Fig. 1S6. — The alfalfa caterpillar {Eunjinus curythcme): female in the 

 adult or butterfly stage. One-half enlarged. (After Wildormuth, Bur. 

 Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag., Fig. 2.) 



Fig. 187. — The alfalfa caterpillar (Eurymus eurytheme) : male in the adult 

 or butterfly stage. One-half enlarged. (After Wildermuth, Bur. Ent., U. 

 S. Dept. Ag., Fig. 3.) 



so that it must have an effect on the clover crop on which 

 the larva feeds. 



