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GARDEN FOES. 



iaiiiily. The larva' are yellowish, niarkecl with yellow 

 stripes and dark dots, and ap^jear in summer. Then there 

 are the larva' of the Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae), 

 which attack similar crops. These are first of a greenish 

 tint, changing later to a darker one, and appearing largel}^ 

 in late summer and autumn. The flowers and seeds of 



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GHOST Oil OTTER MOTH (HEPIALl'S HUMUTl). 



The iipi>er figure is tho female and the lower, the male moths. Next 

 the larva and then the pupa. 



the carrot are also attacked by the small brownish-grey, 

 dark-spined, hairy larvne of the Carrot- Seed Moth (Depres- 

 saria depressella). The green larv?e of the Common 

 Flat-Body Moth (Depressaria applana) feed upon the 

 leaflets of the carrot and parsnip. The Dart Moth (Agrotis 

 segetum) caterpillars feed on the roots and leaves of the 



