HALESIDOTA TESSELLATA 



GENUS, HALESIDO'TA. 



SPECIES, tessella'ta (" tessellated," "checked"). 



These very common little crawlers may be silver-gray, 

 brownish gray, " old gold," or even a brighter yellow. 

 They are shaped like H. carycs, but have no "black 

 buttons down the back," though they have long pen- 

 cils like those of caryce. 



They eat almost any leaf and are very active. They 

 spin close, compact cocoons, much like those of carycE. 



The moth is similar to carycB also, but paler, and 

 has the patagia edged with pale peacock-blue. 



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