THE RED-BANDED LEAF-ROLLER. 



INJURIES AND OCCURRENCES. 



The records of the Bureau of Entomology show a wide diversity 

 in larval food habits. The earliest are those of Dr. C. V. Riley made 

 at St. Louis, Mo., or in that vicinity. The rearing of this insect on 

 grapes was noted July 28, 1870, and the issuance of the moth from 

 larvae found on raspberry was noted August 4, 1876. 



June 11, 1879, pupse were found rolled up in the leaves of red clover, 

 from which the moths emerged June 13. June 23 another moth 

 issued from larva? feeding on clover June 10, and the following day 

 an additional specimen issued from a larva feeding on white clover. 

 August 11 a moth was reared from a pupa found spun up on a leaf 

 of apple August 7. October 12 the larva was found on aspen and 

 the moth issued December 10. 



Fig. 3. — Distribution of the red-handed leaf-roller. 



June 15, 1882, the moth was reared from larvae found on apple in 

 the District of Columbia, 



Moths were reared June 7, 1885, from larva? taken on Solidago. 



June 12, 1886, the moth was reared from larvae taken on roses, and 

 on July 27. from others taken on privet and on willow. There is also 

 a note on the rearing of this species June 7, 1886, from the galls of a 

 species of Phylloxera. , 



This species was reared by Mr. Albert Koebele at Los Angeles 

 County, Calif., from material found on the leaves of orange, April 

 24, 1888 ; and on July 26, 1893, specimens were received from Mr. J. G. 

 Barlow, Cadet, Mo., with the report that the larva? were found boring 

 in the tips of chrysanthemums. 



August 13, 1897, the moth was reared from larva? which had been 

 feeding on violet in the District of Columbia. 



