CONTENTS 



Habits and recent injury 5 



Synonymy 6 



Description 



The adult 7 



The egg 7 



The larva 8 



The pupa 8 



Experiments in control • 9 



Bibliography 10 



ILLUSTRATIONS, 



^ Plate I. Abutilon plant, showing almost complete defoliation by larvae of the 



Abutilon moth ( Cosmophila erosa) 



II. Leaf of Abutilon, showing skeletonizing of leaves due to larvae of the 

 Abutilon moth 



III. Abutilon plant, showing increased growth after destruction of larvae 



of the Abutilon moth by spraying with nicotine solution 



IV. The Abutilon moth {Cosmophila erosa): Adult, larva, pupa 



V. Abutilon leaf, showing larvae of the Abutilon moth; pupa, on leaf . . 



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