SMALL WORMS FEEDING WITHIN WEBBED LEAVES 301 



The Grape Plume Moth {Oxyptilus periscelidadylus Fitch) 



Small, green or yellow larvse, half an inch long when mature, web 

 together the younger leaves of grapes and feed on the foliage within. 



Fig. 452. — Work and empty pupal skin of the Grape 

 Plume Moth. Original. 



They are seldom numerous enough to be a pest. The adult is a delicate, 

 buff-colored moth, with narrow, feathery wings. The usual and 



Fig. 453. — Larva of the Grape 

 Plume Moth. Slightly enlarged. 

 Original. 



Fig. 454. — The Grape Plume 

 Moth. Enlarged to twice nat- 

 uial size. Original. 



easiest means of control is to pick off and destroy the webbed-up 

 clusters of leaves. 



