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The Mottled Umber Moth (Hybernia defoliaria). 



This is another " Looper" often found on the Rose. 

 The caterpillar is brown, almost reddish-brown, above 

 with yellowish sides and reaches an inch and a half long, 

 It appears a little later than the winter moth, and al- 

 though not so common is nevertheless widely distributed 

 as a Rose insect. 



The female (Plate VII., Fig. 2) is quite wingless and 

 the male (Fig. i) is much larger than " brumata" 



The Tortrix Moth OP " Rose Maggot." 



These little moths, of which many occur feeding on 

 the leaves, blossoms, etc., of Roses, are frequently of 

 such a serious nature that they completely destroy the 

 first blossoming. 



The Tortrices are all small moths, seldom more 

 than three-quarters of an inch across the wings. The 

 fore wings are always truncated at their apex. The 

 larvae, or caterpillars, often called " Rose Maggots," are 

 typical, having six jointed legs in front, four pairs of 

 sucker feet below, in the middle of the body, and a pair 

 at the tail end (Plate VII., Figs. 5 & 6). 



There are no popular names to many of the different 

 species, a few only of which are mentioned here. 



The Red Rose Maggot (Pardia triptinctata). 

 From personal observations I should say this is one 

 of the two worst species of Tortrix. The " Maggots " 

 eat not only the leaves which they spin together, but 

 also eat their way into the buds and quite ruin them. 

 Moreover, their "frass," or excreta, frequently accom- 

 panied with a brown moisture, disfigures the leaves 

 below. 



