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MAINE -TATE COLLEGE 



The Apple- Leae Buccclatetx. 



Bucculatrix Pomifoliella Clem mens. 



Order'Lepidoptera : Family Tineidae. 

 We received from Mr. D. P BoyntoD, Monmouth, Me., a lot of 

 apple tree leaves badly eaten by the larvae of the above moth. In 

 the box were quite a number of the larvae and cocoons. This is 

 the first time we have seen this species in Maine and as it is capa- 

 ble of doing considerable damage to the foliage of apple trees, we 

 give the following account of it, so that it may be known and meas- 

 ures adopted to prevent it spreading. 



HISTORY. 



This moth was described 

 by Clemens in 1860. It is 

 known to be widely dis- 

 tributed having been re- 

 ported fromTexas. Missouri, 

 Massachusetts, New York 

 and now from Maine. It 

 has done considerable dam- 

 age to the foliage of apple 

 trees especially in New York. 

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Fig. S. The Apple-Leaf Bucculatrix. Buecu- ,.. 



latrix pomifoliella, Cleuimens. Moth enlarged, jJESLiviriiL*-* • 



cocoons natural size and enlarged. 



Egg* — So far as we know the eggs of this species have never 

 been described. They must be quite small as the cocoons of this 

 diminutive moth have been mistaken for insect eggs. They are 

 said to be laid upon the leaves. YTe have never seen them. 



Larva — About one-half inch long when mature, cylindrical, 

 tapering at both ends. Joints of the body rounded and prominent, 

 color daik yellowish with a greenish tinge, and reddish shades on the 

 anterior segments. Body armed with shoit black hairs which are 

 more numerous on the back of the first segment. Head small, 

 brown and elipsoidal. The larvae are active and when disturbed 

 suspend themselves by a silken thread. 



Cocoons— Dirty white, slender, about one-fourth inch long, 

 ribbed longitudinally by about six prominent ridges, oblong, taper- 

 ing and thinning at both ends, flattened on the side to which it is 

 attached. Usually fastened to the twigs and branches in groups as 





