FROSTED ORANGE— COMMON WAINSCOT 



it will attack potato tubers. The imago is reddish- 

 brown on the forewings, with yellowish hindwings. 



Frosted Orange. — {Ochria ochracea.) The larva of 

 this moth (Fig. 28) must be sought for where thistles 

 abound. It is an internal feeder, and the prickly plants 

 must be split right down the stem to enable the tenant to 

 be found. Patience is necessary, as a good many plants 

 may be examined without success. April to July is the 

 time to search, and, if thistles prove blank, burdock and 

 hemp agrimony can be tried. The larva is yellowish, 

 prominently dotted with black. The dark pupa is also 

 to be discovered in the stem of a plant, and as a rule, it 

 is fairly low down. The imago is on the wing from 

 early to late Autumn. It is greyish-orange on the fore- 



FroiCcd Orccnijs^. Fic^as 



wings, with darker bands on the margins, and whitish 

 on the hind ones. 



Common Wainscot. — {Leucania pallens.) We are still 

 among the internal burrowers, or feeders, as the extensive 

 family of Wainscots — or many of them — are found in the 

 larval and pupal condition in the stems of grass, reeds 

 and other plants. The present species is of wide dis- 

 tribution and common occurrence, and the larva feeds 



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