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FIG. iy>.Z.grossulariiE. 

 Moth and cocoon. (After 

 Riley.) 



Genus ZOPHODIA Hiibner 



(i) Zophodia grossulariae Riley. (The Gooseberry Fruit- 

 worm.) 



Syn. turbitella Grote. 



The larva of this little moth, which is glass-green, feeds 

 upon currants and gooseberries as they are forming upon the 

 branches, hollowing out their interiors, and often fastening a 

 cluster of them together with a web of 

 silk. The berries attacked by the larvae 

 do not generally fall to the ground, but 

 shrivel up where they are, attached to 

 the stalk. The caterpillars transform into 

 pupae on the ground, under leaves and 

 among rubbish. There is but one brood 

 during the year. 



The insect is widely distributed from New England and 

 southern Canada westward and southward into the Valley of the 

 Ohio and the upper portions of the Mississippi Valley. 



Genus CANARSIA Hulst 



( i )Canarsia hammondi Riley. (The Apple-leaf Skeletonizer. ) 

 The larva of this little moth feeds upon the parenchyma, or 

 soft green pulpy covering of the leaves, of the apple and allied 

 trees, leaving the framework of 

 veins and veinlets untouched. 

 Sometimes it devours all of the 

 upper surface of the leaf and 

 completely skeletonizes it; more 

 frequently it only eats portions 

 here and there. In the fall of 

 the year orchards are often made 

 to appear quite sear and blighted 

 by the inroads of the minute larvae, 

 which are gregarious and are at 

 times found literally in millions 

 upon the trees. 



The insect has an extensive 

 range, and is found from New 

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FIG. 231. C. hammondi. a, larva ; 



b, enlarged dorsal view of segment ; 



c, enlarged view of head and anterior 

 segments; d, moth. (After Riley.) 



