ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 



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When mature, the larva enters tlie ground, where it forms 

 an oval, smooth cavity (see Fig. 102), within which it changes 



Fig. 101. 



Fig. 102. 



to a chrysalis of a deep mahogany-brown color, pointed at 

 the extremity. 



Within a few days the moth (Fig. 103) appears, which 

 metisures, when its wings are expanded, about an inch and 

 three-quarters across. The 

 fore wings are of a grayish- l^io. 103. 



brown color, marked with 

 brownish black ; the hind 

 wings are white and pearly, 

 shaded towards the margin 

 with pale brown. 



The Dark-sided Cut- 

 worm, Agrotis CochrcmiiJii- 

 ley, is another of the climbing species. The caterpillar (a, Fig. 

 104) is a little over an inch in length, of a dingy ash-gray 

 color above, much 

 darker along the sides 

 of the body. The 

 chrysalis, which is 

 formed under ground, 

 is about seven-tenths 

 of an, inch long, of a 

 yellowish-brown color, 

 with darker brown markings. The moth is light gray, marked 

 and shaded with brown. 



The Climbing Cut-worm, Agrotis scandens Riley. The larva 

 of this insect is a very active climber, and does a great deal of 



Fig. 104. 



