284 PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 
end, another a third of the way toward the head end, and another 
two thirds of the way toward the head. They have no feet along 
the middle part of the body, and move with a looping gait. The adult 
is a white moth, expanding about 1} inches. Eggs are laid in July, 
in masses on the twigs, and hatch 
the following summer. 
On orchard trees the best meas- 
ure of control is an application of 
arsenate of lead or Paris green. 
The Lime-tree Winter Moth 
(Erannis tiliaria Harr.) 
Fic. 413.— Larva of the Lime-tree The larva of this species some- 
Winter Moth. Original. 
times strips the foliage of apple 
trees. It is a spanworm or “ measuring worm,” 11 inches long when 
full grown, the body yellowish above with several fine black lines 
down its back, the under 
side lighter. 
The adult moths 
usually emerge in the fall, 
but occasionally not until 
spring. The male is 
winged, but the female is 
spiderlike and wingless. 
The caterpillars are at 
work in the early weeks 
‘ 
of the growing season. 
Pupation takes place in 
the ground. 
In its appearance and habits this species resembles the canker-worms. 
The remedies recommended for the latter will apply to this pest. 
Fic. 414.— The Lime-tree Winter Moth. 
Original. 
The Chain Spotted Geometer (Cingilia catenaria Dru.) 
Characteristic, slender measuring worms, 13 inches long when full 
grown, feed on the foliage of various bush fruits. The caterpillar 
