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INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE 



tubercles. These tubercles on the third and fourth segments are 

 red, while the others are yellow; and each tubercle bears a bunch of 

 short, black spines. The tubercles on the last segment are blue. 

 The adult moth is one of our largest species, the wings having 

 a spread of from five to seven inches. The body of the moth is 

 furry. The head and thorax are rust red. The abdomen is red, 

 with bands of white and black. The wings are grayish, inclined to 

 brown, with cross-bands- of white, black, and red. On the fore- 



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FIG. 112. Cecropia 



wings there is a purplish patch. A crescent of white bordered with 

 red and black is on each wing. The wings are edged with clay 

 brown, and are grayer on their under side (Fig. 112). The female 

 moth lays lead-colored eggs on the upper side of the leaves in short 

 rows. 



The caterpillars, when first hatched, are black, with shining 

 black knobs on their bodies, these knobs bearing black hairs. 

 Their growth is very rapid and there are several moults. 



