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hibernation, larvae of this species are often mistaken for those of 

 Spilonota ocettana, but are a more reddish brown, which later turns 

 to greenish brown or green. In the late summer the young larvae are 

 leaf -miners, and are not likely at this time to be confused with the 

 bud moth. 



OBLIQUE-BANDED LEAF-ROLLER 



In Nova Scotia {%%) the oblique-banded leaf -roller, Cacoecia 

 rosaceana Harris, winters over as a partly grown larva in a hibernac- 

 ulum similar to that made by other species of bud moth, but smaller, 

 and more often constructed under a dead bud scale. At Wallingford, 

 Conn., a single moth of this species was reared from a larva which 

 emerged early in the spring of 1922 from a similar hibernaculum. 

 Emergence from hibernation takes place in the spring at the same time 

 as that of the lesser bud moth. The larva at this time is dirty yellow 

 to brownish. After the leaves expand, this species feeds as a leaf- 

 roller, and is not likely to be confused with the bud moth. 



OLETHREUTES CHIONOSEMA Zeller 



Adults of this species were reared at Wallingford, Conn., in 1921 

 from larvae found in the buds just as they were unfolding in the 

 spring, and in 1922 from larvae emerging from winter shelters very 

 similar to bud moth hibernacula. 



GREEN BUDWORM 



The green bud worm, Olethreutes consanguinana Wlsm., has been 

 reported as an apple feeder in Nova Scotia (££) only. It winters as 

 a partially grown larva in a hibernaculum, much as do the other 

 species already mentioned. After emergence in the spring, a con- 

 fusion with other species of bud moth is not very probable. The 

 larvae of this species are green with a black head, and in the spring 

 they feed as leaf-rollers, not confining themselves as closely to the 

 nests as does the true bud moth. 



THE LEAP CRUMPLER 



The leaf crumpler, Mineola indigenella Zeller, hibernates as a 

 partly grown larva. Its winter shelter, which is larger and much 

 more conspicuous than that of the bud moth, is tubular and often 

 hidden in a small mass of crumpled leaves. The larva is considerably 

 larger than that of the bud moth, but its color is somewhat similar. 



DESCRIPTION OF STAGES OF THE BUD MOTH 



EGG 



PI. II, E 



■ Flattened, rounded oval in shape, varying somewhat in outline. Length 0.72 

 to 0.99 millimeter, average 0.83 ; width 0.55 to 0.77 millimeter, average 0.67. 

 Pale watery white in color, almost transparent when first laid, with an 

 iridescence in some lights. Faintly sculptured with reticulate lines, which are 

 more clearly visible along the edges. As the development of the embryo pro- 

 gresses, the egg material shrinks from the edges, leaving a thin, narrow flange- 

 like margin. 



