INSECT ENEMIES. 113 



fore wings are marked with a zigzag line near the base, 

 and two oblique wavy lines near the outer margin, with 

 other spots on the middle forming the letters A, H, all 

 of a purplish red color. The hind wings are hairy, and 



Fig. 99. CORN EMPEROR MOTH, FEMALE. 



purplish red next to the body, with a narrow curved 

 band of like color near their posterior margin, and within 

 this band there is a curved black line. On the middle 

 of the wing is a black spot with a bluish center, on which 

 there is a silver-white line. The upper side is ochre- 

 yellow ; the head and thorax purplish brown.. The an- 

 tennae are broadly pectinated, while in the female they 



Fig. 100. CORN EMPEROR MOTH, MALE. 



are feathered very narrow. The anterior wings of the 

 female are purplish brown, or a faded cream color. The 

 zigzag and wavy lines across them are gray, and marked in 

 the middle with a brown spot, surrounded by an irregular 



