156 OWLET-MOTHS. 
which extends down to each side. Each tubercle gives rise 
to a tuft of short, stiff hairs which are red on the upper part 
of the body and yellowish or mixed with yellow below. 
Upon the back of the larva is a row of bright yellow spots, 
two or more on each segment; below these and close to the 
under surface, is a bright yellow-band, deeply indented on 
each segment. The spiracles are white, and there are a num- 
ber of whitish dots scattered irregularly over the surface of 
the body. 
The caterpillar of this moth feeds usually upon the wil- 
low, but is also very partial to the strawberry and rasp- 
Fig. 156.—Acronycta oblinita.S. & A. After Riley. 
berry, and is not infrequently found upon the apple andever 
the grape. Being often parasitized it is not likely to ever be- 
come very destructive, and as it is quite conspicuous it is 
readily seen. When ready to pupate it constructs a rather 
coarse cocoon of leaves and silk, inside of which it changes 
to a dark-brown pupa. We have two annual broods of this 
insect. 
The moth is not such a gaudy looking insect as its cater- 
pillar, but has a very modest and plain appearance. Its 
fore-wings are gray, with a row of blackish dots along the 
