Insects, etc.. Injurious to Nuts. 



2i inches to 2:^ iuclies across the exYjaiided wiii,i;s. 

 are ashv grey, silvery grey at the base 



295 

 I'lie Fore wiiios 



ami iuuer edge ; there are two trans- 

 verse streaks of dark l.irown and reddish- 

 brown, one near the l_iase and the 

 other towards the ajjsx of the wings, 

 a pale spot towards the middle, and a, 

 large pale oehreoiis or buff spot at tlie 

 ti)i of each wing; die hind wings are 

 plain yellowish - Avldte; the head is 

 yellowisli, densely scaled ; the thorax 

 with dense yellow scales, bounded behind 

 with two rusty-lirown lines, somewhat 

 raised up into a tuft ; the abdomen pah/ 

 ochreous to bulf ; the female has simple, 

 the male ('renulated antenna'. i\Iiss 

 Ormerod (3) states that the eggs are 

 usually laid on tlie upper surface of the 

 leaves. I Imxe never seen them so placed, 

 but on the under surface or on the shoots. 

 They are rounded and very convex 

 above. Hat beneath, the upper part is 

 pearly white, witli a median dark spot, 

 the lower part liright green, the lattei' 

 forming a distinct green basal band ; they 

 are rather large objects, and are firmlj^ 

 glued to the lenf and darken somewhat 

 before the larva- escape, which usually 



takes place between ten and fourteen days after tliey \iA\e lieen laid. 

 They are laid in groups of from tv/enty to se\'enty. 



The larv;r (Figs. I'M and 109 ) 



fN^ -"'^.-^J are gregarious and reach 2 inches 

 ^JK^BB^^PQL ^ A when mature. The ground 



colour is dark yellow, a liroad 

 black line runs ddwn the 

 dorsum, and on each side are 

 three black lines Avhicli are 

 interrupted by yellow or orange 

 transverse rings on the seg- 

 ments ; head dark bro\\'n ; and 

 numerous fine hairs are dotted over the whole body. The first moult 

 takes place about ten days after the larva- haw hatched out. At 



la. T'. Tl. niiit.nd. 

 BUFL'-TIl' .Mdl'HS .VT P.E.ST 

 AX1> "VA (;V). 



FIG. 199.— LARVA 



I/.'. Ede, 

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