INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL 

 It requires about one month for 

 the larva? to become full-grown 

 and half as long for the pupal 

 stage. There are several uneven 

 broods a year. The last brood 

 in the late fall appears to be the 

 largest and most injurious. 



Nature of Work. — The larva? 

 fold the leaves to build their 

 webs and devour all of the ten- 

 der foliage, often completely de- 

 foliating the plants. 



Distribution. — This moth ap- 

 pears to be generally distributed 

 throughout the State. It is spe- 

 cially abundant in the San Fran- 

 cisco Bay region, and was also 

 reported as doing some damage 

 in Ventura County. 



Food Plants. — The larva? of 

 this moth feed upon a large 

 number of plants, seemingly de- 

 vouring everything at hand. So 

 far the list is only partial, but 

 gives some idea of the wide variety. 



INSECTS OF CALIFORNIA. 



419 



Fig. 427. — The omnivorous looper, Sabulodes 

 caberata Guen. Two pupae removed from the 

 cocoons and a pupa within the cocoon on the folded 

 leaves. Slightly enlarged. (Original) 



Fig. 426. — Rolled leaves showing larval 

 nests and cocoons of the omnivorous looper, 

 Sabulodes caberata Guen. Natural size. 

 (Original) 



At Berkelev, Miss Mary Ames and 

 Dr. E. C. Van Dyke re- 

 port the following food 

 plants : alder, cherry, 

 groundsel, pepper tree, 

 rose, sumach and lemon 

 verbena. To this list Mr. 

 E. P. Van Duzee adds 

 geranium (apparently all 

 species) and English ivy. 

 Miss Dorris Hutchins re- 

 ports maple, California 

 laurel and passion vine. 

 Mr. [. P. < Jondit has taken 

 the larvae feeding upon 

 lemon trees. Mr. C. J. 

 Pierson reports acacia, 

 box-elder, buckeye, chest- 

 nut, elm, eucalyptus, gre- 

 villea. magnolia, moun- 

 tain holly, sycamore, black 

 walnut and willow. The 

 writer has noted clematis. 

 Shasta d a i S y. honey- 

 suckle, orange, olive and 

 violet, S. II. Essig col- 

 lected larvae at Ventura 



