AMPELOPHAGA CHCERILUS 



GENUS, AiiPELOPH'AGA (" vine-eater," though it does not eat Ampelopsis). 



SPECIES, CHCEB'ILUS. 



The Lane furnished us with our eggs of choerilus. One 

 of Us searched the azalea and viburnum, and found on 

 the under side of the leaves globular green eggs, which 

 hatched in six days. 



The caterpillars were very pale green, with long 

 black horns which turned backward and were bifid at 

 the tip. After eating their egg-shells they ate round 

 holes through the leaves. In a few days they grew 

 glassy green, with paler green lateral lines, and the 

 horns became brown, lighter at base on the sides and 

 back. They rested on the midrib of the leaf. 



Four days after hatching they molted. They were 

 green, with faint white lateral and oblique lines, and 

 brown horns. The spiracles were faint orange, not 

 noticeable. 



Six days later they molted again, , and lost the 

 glassy look. The lateral lines disappeared on the 

 fourth segment, and were lacking on all between that 

 and the tenth segment, where they reappeared. The 

 body was very white between the obliques, which did 

 not meet on the back. The dorsal area was covered 

 with dots. The legs were light, and the feet had a 



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