CERATOMIA UNDULOSA 



GENUS, CERATOMIA. 



SPECIES, UNDULO'sA ("wavy"). 



Eggs of these moths may be found on ash, lilac, and 

 privet. In our experience the caterpillars are more 

 common on ash and rather high on the tree, often too 

 high to reach with an umbrella or a weighted string. 

 The Other of Us has been known to sit down on the 

 roadside and wait for a high-seated wagon to come 

 along, and then ask the driver to reach for her the 

 twigs with undulosa larvae on them. The farmers are 

 always very kind about doing this, though they want 

 to know exactly why we wish the crawlers and what 

 we mean to do with them. 



The eggs were pale green, nearly globular, and 

 hatched after eight days. 



The hatchlings were pale greenish yellow, with horns 

 more or less brown, long, and pointing backward. 

 Food gave a greener color to the caterpillars. 



After five days they molted, the head being pale 

 green, with whitish granulation and face-lines. The 

 body was of a little darker green, with a pale subdorsal 

 line and white obliques. 



The second molt followed in four days, and the cat- 

 erpillars were very active after this change. They 



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