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The larvffi winter over about half <irown, and mature early, becomhig 

 most injurious in April and May. The moths begin to appear soon there- 

 after, and are most abundant about June 20. The data on record 

 indicate a probable second brood of the cutworms in midsummer, the 

 moths appearing in August, September, and October. 



The early transformation of the hibernating Ijrood renders pi'ecau- 

 tions against this cutworm virtually unnecessary, since it can injure only 

 very early ]ilantings of corn. 



TiiK Granulated Cutwokm. 

 Fcltia annexa Tr. 



This species is best known by its rough, granulated skin, and by a 

 pair of oblique marks on each segment, diverging backward. (Fig. 

 15, a, e.) 



It is a general feeder, devouring corn, wheat, and other cereals, cotton, 

 clover, grass, cabbage, peas, beans, and several weeds. It is particularly 

 well known in the Southern 

 States as a cotton cutworm, 

 sometimes so badly injuring 

 this crop as to compel re- 

 planting. 



It is not common in Illi- 

 nois, but is found, neverthe- 

 less, across the country from 

 Massachusetts to California, 

 and is abundant from Ken- 

 tucky southward, and also in 

 Cuba and South America. 

 Lugger records a single cap- 

 ture in Minnesota. 



The facts with regard to its seasonal history have not yet been clearly 

 established. It seems to winter as a larva, and is most destructive in 

 April and May. Moths (Fig. 15, h) of this brood appear in Jvme, July, 

 and August. From eggs laid August 3, moths were reared again by 

 October. Beutenmiiller says a second brood flies in August, September, 

 and October. There are almost certainly two generations in a year in 

 Illinois, and quite likely three, or more, in the Gulf States. 



The Dakk-sided Cutworm. 

 Eiixoa mcssorin Harr. 

 The common name of this cutworm (Fig. 16, a) is due to the contrast 

 of a dark stripe on each side with the ashy gray ground-color. The 

 small shining spots surounding the hairs arc conspicuous and black. 



Fig. 15. The Granulated Cutworm {Feltia annexa); 

 a, larva; 6, its head, front view; c, d, one segment, top 

 and side view; e, surface; /, pupa; g, tip of pupa; h, 

 ad\ilt. Figures n, f, h, natural size, others enlarged. 

 (Howard, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) 



