AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH CONTRASTED. 

 Brown-Tail Moth. Stages. 



Mways on uuder side of 



leaf. 

 Smaller and more slender. 

 Dark or golden brown. 

 July. 



Ego Cluster. 



Bright tawny or orange. 



A conspicuous row of pure 

 white spots or dashes 

 along each side of body. 

 Only two bright red spots 

 on middle line at lower 

 end of back. 



Caterpillar. 



Wings spread 1^ inches. 

 Pure snow white. 



Moth, Female. 



A conspicuous, sharply con- 

 trasted, thick tuft or patch 

 of golden or brownish 

 hairs at tip of abdomen. 



A swift, strong flyer, by 

 night, and attracted to 

 lights. 



As small caterpillars in a 

 silken web or nest on tips 

 of twigs, from which they 

 crawl out in spring. 



Winter Passed. 



iSRITATIOSf. 



Hairs from caterpillars, which are often 

 transferred to cocoons and moths, 

 cause an annoying and painful irritaf 

 tion of the skin. 



Most Effective Meaks of Contboi« 

 Cut off and burn webs in winter 



