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shows one of these fastened to a small branch. "When the 

 shrubs have lost their leaves the cocoons are readily found, 

 and they should be ca'-jfiilly gathered and destroyed. 



THE BLUE CATERPILLAR. 



This caterpillar is quite common in almost all parts ol 

 the country ; it is more than common in the vicinity of 

 New York — ^it is abundant. It is described by Harris as a 

 small blue caterpillar, transversely banded with deep 

 orange across the middle of each ring, the bands being dot- 

 ted with black, with head and feet also orange ; the top 

 of the eleventh ring somewhat bulging, and the fore part 

 of the body hunched up when the creature is at rest. 

 These caterpillars begin to appear 

 about the middle of July, and 

 others are hatched afterwards, as 

 late, perhaps, as the middle of Au- ^'^" ^' 



gust. They eat all parts of the leaves, even to the midrib 

 and stalks. When not eating they generally rest upon the 

 under sides of the leaves. Fig. 80 shows the caterpiQar 

 as it appears when at rest. When fully grown it descends 

 to the ground and buries itself three or four inches deep, 

 and turns to a pupa without making a cocoon. In this 

 vicinity the moths begin 

 to come out of the 

 ground about the first 

 of June. Fig. 81 shows 

 one of these moths ; its 

 name is Eud/ryas grata. 

 Its fore wings are white 

 above, with delicate „. „^ 



' Fig. 81. 



marking of brown, olive 



green, and violet. The hind wings are yellow above ana 

 beneath, with a broad brown border behind. The upper 

 side ol the abdomen is yellow, with a row of black spots 



