SMALL WORMS FEEDING WITHIN WEBBED LEAVES 301 
The Grape Plume Moth (Oxyptilus periscelidactylus Fitch) 
Small, green or yellow larvee, half an inch long when mature, web 
together the younger leaves of grapes and feed on the foliage within. 
Fic. 452.— Work and empty pupal skin of the Grape 
Plume Moth. Original. 
They are seldom numerous enough to be a pest. The adult is a delicate, 
buff-colored moth, with narrow, feathery wings. The usual and 
Fig. 453.— Larva of the Grape Fig. 454.— The Grape Plume 
Plume Moth. Slightly enlarged. Moth. Enlarged to twice nat- 
Original. ural size. Original. 
easiest means of control is to pick off and destroy the webbed-up 
clusters of leaves. 
