The Bud Moth. 



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ol)servations made during the last few years it seems that the cater- 

 pillars chiefly feed at night. 



Life-history. 



The Bud Moth (Fig. 5, d) is one of the Tortricidce. It varies in 

 length from half-an-inch to two-thirds across the expanded wings. 

 The front wings are dark grey with a broad greyish-^^'llite band across 

 the middle with grey spots and streaks ; near the anal angle of the 

 wing is a triangular blackish spot and towards the tip a leaden-grey 

 eye-like spot with several black dots. The hind wings are grey. The 



Fig. 5, — the bud moth (H. ocellana). 

 a, The lava ; b, the pupa ; c, leaf eaten by larva; in autumn ; d, imago ; e, eggr (after Slingerland). 



fore wings are subject to considerable variation ; in some specimens 

 the median greyish-white band is distinctly dull slaty-grey. 



This moth appears in June and July when it may be seen flying 

 about in orchards, gardens, and lanes at dusk. During the day they 

 rest amongst the leaves of the trees and upon the trunks, their 

 coloration rendering them most inconspicuous, especially when 

 resting on an old moss or lichen grown tree. 



The female lays her eggs at night ; they may be deposited singly 

 or in clusters, usually upon the upper sides of the leaves. Kollar 

 states, however, that they are placed at the base of leaf and fruit buds 

 and that they remain as ova during the whole of the winter. Both 



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