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DESCRIPTION, 
Larva.—This is a plump, smooth, green caterpillar, about an inch 
long, concolorous except the head, the first thoracic segment, and 
the legs. The head is yellowish, with the anterior margin and the 
mouth parts brown. ‘The ocelli are four in number, arranged in a~ 
semicircle at the side of the head, the two anterior being much 
larger than the others. There are two or more long hairs on the 
vertex, and a number of others collected about the ocelli. 
The first thoracic segment is brown and leathery above, but with 
a few long hairs which are not set on tubercles. At each end of 
this dorsal coriaceous plate, is a white spot set in a dark blotch. 
The two remaining thoracic segments have each a single transverse 
row of six pale, piliferous tubercles, the row being double at the 
ends; but all the other segments except the penultimate have two 
rows. ‘These tubercles are much largest on the posterior segments, 
and the rows extend entirely around the fourth, fifth, tenth, 
eleventh and twelfth,—those which are destitute of prolegs. 
Imago.—The moth has the palpi, head and thorax brownish- 
ochreous. The anterior wings vary from ochreous to ferruginous, 
with numerous irregular, transverse pale brown streaks and lines. 
Central fascia obsolete centrally, indicated on costa and internal 
margin by two ochreous brown spots, frequently containing centrally 
an ageregation of purplish brown scales. Sub-apical costal spot 
like preceding, sometimes obsolete. Posterior wings pale ochreous, 
fringes paler. Beneath, both pairs of wings ochreous, the anterior 
pair deepest in color. Abdomen and under surface of thorax bright 
ochreous. Expanse of male 21-24 mm., of female 30 mm. In one 
specimen, the anterior wings are dark reddish brown, and the oblique 
band is much plainer than usual, being merely interrupted in the 
middle. In all, the position of the median and apical bands is 
plainly marked out by well-defined dark boundary lines. 
LIFE HISTORY. 
Larve of this species, obtained July 9, in Southern Illinois, and 
sent to the Laboratory, commenced to appear as moths on thé 24th 
and continued until the 380th, when the last emerged. Those col+ 
lected July 31, transformed to the imago from August i7 to August 
20, and full-grown larve were still on the vines August 7. It is 
probable, therefore, but not certain, that there are two broods of 
this species, corresponding closely to those of the oblique-banded 
leaf-roller. 
REMEDIES. 
The remedies proper to this species are evidently the same as 
those applying to the lesser strawberry leaf-roller, the application of 
poisons suspended in fluid being somewhat more likely to take effect, 
because the larva wraps itself less closely in the leaves of the plant. 
