254 dkdcr LerttMipTUA. 



Riii!(t>siA roMtTtLUk. Clurtochtlu* pomrlrllui (Mcplirn.*). 

 A ni«>th has li««rn iIp!ktiI»«h1 hy Dn. Haebi* ami Fithi, lirl« nsmj? to thr raiulI}'Ti!iF.iDjr, 

 whlcli ha< done rtnisUlrrnhU* damage to th« apple orrluinl'* in the valllr* of thr HiuImiii 

 and HouMlDnlr diirin|( the Kprini; of I8!»3. Dr. IIarkiii htm railed it Rhinoria pfmrfrlta, 

 anil rurnl<(li<ii the lullowini; deM-riptlnn : 



' KoiTWinK^ «sli uniy, «prinkl«-<l with Mnckiih d<>l«, thrro of uhirh arr larger than ll)r r«t, 

 » und plncttl trianf^larlr nriir thr middle : a dii^ky trnn«vfrv l»and n«nr ihr tips, 

 » and n rurvwl ^>w «>f iM-vrn hliifk dots at the orieiu »f thr timilnal frlnpr. Hind- 



* wing^ tlu-tky, with a Irndrn lustn-. Mack %pin^, and very long Idack fringrt. l'f)dy 



* and hirt henrtith yrllowish whilr, with thr In.Mrc of witin Kxpan«ionof wine, five 



* eighths of an inch ' ( Journal of the X. Y. S. A. Society, September). The markings, 

 however, awarding to Dr. Fitoi, are somewhat variable. 



The larva Is rylindricnl, has a pair greenish color, sixteen feet, and a diL'ky stripe on 

 the l>ack : alx>vr this is a narMwrr whitish strip*-, which rtms along the middle of the 

 back. The head is yellowish and polished. Length about half an inch. Its marks and colors 

 aw varinldr. 



This larva has inflicted considernble injury upon orchards during the past season (1S53). 

 It eats not only thr leaves, but also the apples. Like the (ortriT, it sometimes rolls up a 

 leaf for a habitation ; and when the tree is shaken, many let themselves down by thirads 

 of silk. 



Whale-oil soap. dis<iolvetl in water and thrown freely upon the trees, Is found to be an 

 effectual remedy against this insect. 



Bi T.M.is CEREALCLLA. Jlns;oumoit Grainmoth. 



Color pale cinunnion-brown ; hu'tre silky : hindwings ashy or dusky lead-color : feelers 



blackish near the tij) ; second joint blackish on the out-^icle : Ix-ily pale br<iwni»h ifray. 



The head is smooth : autenme thrca»llike, jointed : fi-elers long and curved upwards, 



with the terminal joint naketl and acute ; Iwisal joint hairy and short : tongue about 



half an inch long, and spirally coile«i. Forewings rather long and narrow, pointed at 



the end, and frinee«l : surluce S])rinkled with blackish dots, especially near the tips. 



Hind wings blacki.'ih with a leaden lu>tre, narrow, and obliquely contracted to a p«iint 



at the tii>8 : frinife blackish, widest on the inner margin. Forelegs blackish ; bind 



ones fringe*! on the inner side with Ions hairs. 



The caterpillar, when fully grown, Is whitish with a brown head : legs six, with ten 



wart-like proplegs. Chrysalis is obtuse at both ends : rings of the br^y smooth : wlng- 



cjLv-s extending nearly to the hinder extremity. The skin uf the chrysalis remains in tb« 



kernel of crain up.n which the larva has fed The invct hatches fnm June till Aupmt. 



