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( 7 ) Glassy Cutworm ( Hadena devastatrix ) , translucent whit- 

 ish, tinged with bluish green, and without spots; head reddish-brown; 

 neck-shield brownish. Active in May and early June on hay and garden 

 vegetables. 



( 8 ) Bronze Cutworm ( Nephelodes minians ) Avith alternate 

 stripes of olive bronze and yellowish-a pale stripe along the middle of the 

 back, and two others on each side. Active in April and May in grass 

 lands. 



( 9 ) Yellow-headed Cutworm ( Hadena arctica ) , pale smoky 

 gray Avith head and neck shield tawny yellow; Avithout spots. Active in- 

 to July on cereal crops and vegetables. 



( 10 ) White Cutworm ( Catneades scandens ) , a yellow^ish- 

 gray with whitish spots, spiracles black. A climbing cutworm feeding 

 on buds; also feeds on vegetables. 



Peridromia saucia (Variegated Cutworm); a. moth ; b. c. d. larva ; b. egg ; r. egg-mass. 



(ii) Dingy Cutworm ( Feltia subgothica ) with a wide buff 

 gray stripe on the back; head and neck shield , and anal-shield dark brown. 

 Feeds on garden crops, also sometimes a climber. 



(si) Spotted-legged Cutworm ( Psoragrotis vetusta) Vv^ith 



black spots on legs. A climbing form feeding on peach buds. 



(13) Zebra Caterpillar (Mamestra picta) with velvety-black 

 back; ^vith tw^o golden yellow stripes on each side of the body, connect- 

 ed by narrow^ lines of the same color; head and feet reddish brown. Two 

 broods. Feeds on leaves of cabbages and turnips. 



(14) Army-Worm ( I^eucania imipuncta ) with black and 

 yellow lines along the back; body dark-colored; under surface greenish. 

 Three broods. 



