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hand.’ This habit of lowering itself and remaining sus- 
pended can be utilizsd in the following manner to destroy 
large numbers of such insects: after striking the bush, a 
forked stick is passed all around under it and in this way all 
the hanging threads may be caught, and the caterpillars 
drawn out in groups and crushed with the foot. 
The moth is of a pale vellowish color, with several 
brownish spots, which vary considerably in size and form, 
being prominent in some examples, where they may even 
form one or two irregular bands across the wings. The 
moth measures about an inch and a quarter across. Soon 
Fig. 185.—Eufitchia ribearia Fitch. After Saunders. 
after emerging from the dark brown pupa, which was formed 
in a small cell in the ground, the female deposits her eggs for 
the next year’s generation. These eggs, which are most 
beautiful objects, are loosely glued to the stems or twigs of 
the infested plants, and remain there until the following 
spring. It seems remarkable that such delicate and tender 
