358 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE GOOSEBERRY. 



before it reaches the front edge of the wing. Near the outer 

 edge is another transverse band, enclosing a whitish zigzag 

 line ; there is also a row of blackish dots within the outer 

 margin, while the veins and their branches are white ; the 

 hind wings are paler and dusky. The head, antennae, body, 

 and legs are all pale gray, whiter below than above. 



The insect deposits its eggs probably on the young gooseber- 

 ries shortly after they are set. The egg soon hatches, when the 

 young larva burrows into the berry, where it remains safely 

 lodged; as it increases in size it fastens several of the berries 

 together with silken threads, sometimes biting the stems oif 

 some of the berries, so that they may be more readily 

 brought into the desired position, and within this retreat 

 revels on their substance at its leisure. The larva makes but 

 one hole in a berry, and that barely large enough to admit 

 its body. When disturbed, it displays great activity, and 

 works its way backwards out of the fruit very quickly, and 

 drops part way or entirely to the ground by a silken thread, 

 by means of which, when danger is past, it is enabled to 

 recover its former position. It is shown, suspended and on 

 the fruit, in Fig. 369. When fully grown, this intruder is 



about three-quarters of an 

 inch long, the body thick- 

 est in the middle, tapering 

 slightly towards each ex- 

 tremity. It is of a pale- 

 green color, sometimes 

 with a yellowish or red- 

 dish tint, glossy and 

 semi-transparent. The 

 head is small, pale brown, 

 and horny-looking, and on the upper surface of the next 

 segment is a patch of the same color and appearance. 



When ready for its next change, which is usually before 

 the fruit ripens, it lowers itself to the ground, and there 

 spins its little silken cocoon among leaves or rubbish, as 



FIG. 369. 



