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hotli siilcs ;i little hclow the lip ami foldinu; and fasleniiit; the partially 



scvert'd portions l.y tin- vxU^rs to the ui)|)er surface. 'I'his is lined inside 



with white silk .ind in this retreat the insect transforms to a pupa, the moth 



issiiini.^ al)oiit lo da\s later. 



Bibliography 



18S0 Murtfeldt, M. E. .Am. Km. 3 : i.;-i5 



Cenopis pettitana Rob. 



.\ yellowish green, brown lieaded, sparsely haired caterpillar a little over '4 inch 

 long 01 ( urs on oak and rose. 



This is another rose leaf roller, which may occasionally be injurious 

 antl is likel\- at an\- time to invade i^^reenhouses and possibly destroy buds. 

 Tlie atlult (lies, according to I )r Lintner, in early [ulv. The moth has 

 been described l)\ I)r Robinson as follows: 



Palpi pale jellow above, ochreous or brownish ochreous beneatii. 

 Head and thora.x above pale lemon-yellow, sometimes of a deeper shade. 



Anterior wings very pale yellow or lemon-yellow, shining. Costa in 

 the male with two aggregations of brownish ochreous scales at basal and 

 apical third. 



Posterior wings and fringes jjure shining; white. 



Under surface of both pairs, and abdomen, aboxc and beneath, pure 

 w hite. 



lie states that the wing spread of the male is ai)out 7^ inch, and that 



of the female ranges from the same to about I's inches. He gives its 



habitat as western Canada, Ohio, Illinois, and as stateil al)o\e, it has been 



recorded from New \'ork. 1 )r l)\ar lists it from th(- Atlantic .States. Or 



Robinson states thafthis is a (piite variable species, and an e.xamination of 



specimens from Illinois resulted in the following descri|jtion made on the 



spot : " Head, ihora.x and ])alpi above, clear lemon-\ cllow, the latter i)rown- 



ish ochreous laterally and beneath. Upper surface of |)riniaries in both 



sexes lemon-yellow; the costa covered with brownish ochreous scales to 



one third from base. Hind wings above and under surface of both pairs 



brilliant white." The female is slightly larger than the form described 



above. 



