TUFTED CATERPILLARS EATING THE LEAVES 295 
The Tussock Moths 
Three species of caterpillars of striking appearance, the larval stages 
of tussock moths, infest the foliage of orchard and forest trees. Of 
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Fic. 436.— Larva of the Rusty Tussock Moth. 
Original. 
these the White Marked Tussock Moth = : 
(Hemerocampa leucostigma 8. and A.) is in sass ee 
many sections the most common, while Moth oncocoon. Original. 
in others the Rusty Tussock Moth (Hem- 
erocampa antigua Linn.) or the Definite Marked Tussock Moth 
(Hemerocampa definita Pack.) may be the one most in evidence. 
Fic. 438.—The White Marked Tussock Fie. 439. — The Rusty Tussock 
Moth. Adult male. Original. Moth. Adult female. Original. 
The caterpillar of the white marked tussock moth is hairy, 1} to 13 
inches long, yellow, striped with black. Its head is bright red. There 
are four tufts of white hair on its back, a pencil of black hair projecting 
