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The moths of this species of insects vary greatly, both 
in size and markings, and they have in consequence of such 
variation received many scientific names, such as cunea, 
textor, punctata and punctatissima, but there is no doubt 
that all these names belong to one species, as has been 
proven by the frequent breeding of these insects in confine- 
ment. The moth is of a milk-white color, and in Minnesota 
without spots. The antenne are gray; those of the male 
. doubly feathered below, those of the females with two rows 
of minute teeth only. The front thighs are tawny-yellow; 
the feet blackish-brown. When the wings are expanded 
they measure about one and a quarter inches across. Fig. 
80 shows the variations of markings in the wings. 
Fig. 80.—lHyphantria cunea Drury; ten variations in the markings of wings. 
From Div. of Entomology, Dcp. of Agriculture. 
The moths, which are only active at night, deposit their 
eggs in a cluster on a leaf, sometimes upon the upper, some- 
times on the lower side, usually near the end of a branch 
: (Fig: -S1).. Each. :chister 
consists of a great number 
of eggs, which are deposited 
close together and in regu- 
lar rows whenever the sur- 
face selected permits this. 
Fig. 81.—Hyphantria cunea Drury; a, moth On an average each cluster 
depositing eggs; b, eggs. From Div. of . . 
Entomology, Dep. of Agriculture. consists of over four hun- 
