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LEPlIKJPTKItA (moths). 



May or cvun the euil nf April, 





II'-'. — The Pkar-lkaf Hmstkr Mutii 

 {CcmUiHomii i^citdla). 



uid tlien again in late June 

 and July into August. 

 The moth has leaden- 

 grey wings with a 

 brownish -grey streak 

 running from the ccsta 

 obliquely across the 

 wing; two white 

 streaks also run from 

 the costa, nearer the 

 tip, separated by a 

 coppery band, which 

 runs half across the wing ; beneath there is a black spot with 

 a violet pupil, and the fringe has four radiating dark lines ; 



hind wings leaden-grey, length 

 \ inch, eggs laid under the 

 leaves, and the larvaj enter 

 the tissue and form the brown 

 circular blisters ; they are ] 

 inch long with four pairs 

 of curious lateral processes. 

 AVlien mature they crawl out 

 and spin a cocoon in crevices 

 in the bark and even in the 

 soil. The cocoons are of 

 white silk. It remains as a 

 pupa all the winter. Apple 

 is also attacked, and HaAv- 

 thorn. 



Attacked leaves should be 

 hand-picked. 



^V number of Tineinas attack 

 stored corn, especially in mills, 

 such as the Corn Moth {Tini'a gmnilla) and the iMediterranean 

 Flour Moth {Kphcstia l,-iihni<'lla), but they arc of little concerii 

 to the farmer, fruit-grower, and gardener. 



Fm. 118.— Peak Lf 



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