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has only dwarfed wings and therefore does not fly, begins 

 to lay her eggs. These she lays in clusters, sometimes 



Fig. 48. Fall Webworm 



a, moth; 6, pupa (out of cocoon); c, caterpillar; d, piece of web with caterpillar 

 hanging by its own thread ; e, moth and cocoon on board and twig 



containing three hundred or more eggs, and covers them 

 with a white frothy matter which dries and protects the 

 eggs during the winter. After this the female moth dies 

 at once. In warmer districts, as in Maryland and Virginia, 



