RED-STRIPED FIREWORM 

 Fig. 17. Moth. Much enlarged. 



Fig. 18. Cranberry upright with eggs between stem and base of leaf. 

 Fig. 19. Larva. Considerably enlarged. 



Much enlarged. 



until the next spring. A few remain in their nests, many of which break off 

 and drop during the winter. They pupate one after another during most of 

 May and June. The moths usually appear from soon after mid-May until into 

 August, those found toward the last being adults of a second brood. 



THE MOTH 



The adult is mostly dark brown, but has a white face, large rusty palpi, a 

 few white dots on the forewings and white spots on the legs (fig. 17 and 

 Plate One, fig. 3). It expands about nine-sixteenths of an inch. 



These moths usually keep quiet among the vines during the day, but they 

 flush fairly easily. They have a darting flight and hide even more nimbly than 

 those of other fireworms, often going into the litter under the vines when pursued. 



THE EGG 



The moths lay eggs from late May to early August, the second brood laying 

 toward the last. 



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