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Jong and light green. The body tapers toward the ends. ‘This species 
ranges from Maine to Fennsylvania and west into the Mississippi 
Valley, and is a leaf roller on sycamore. In Massachusetts, the larvae 
are found in May and June, and the moths emerge in July. 
Sparganothis pettitana (Robinson) isa pale lemon- -yellow moth with 
a Wing expanse of about 7 inch. The forewings are sometimes marked 
with light- -brown scales on the costa or arranged more or less in two 
oblique lines; the hind wings are white. The full- grown larva is 
about 34 inch long, with the “head reddish brown, the cervical shield 
brown shading to blackish posteriorly and on the ‘sides, and the body 
dull yellowish ¢ green. This species ranges from Canada through the 
Atlantic States to Florida and west to the Mississippi Valley. The 
larvae are leaf rollers, commonly found on maple and occasionally on 
various other food plants. The moths emerge late in June or July, 
and the larvae are active during May and the early part of June. 
S. reticulatana (Clem.) and S. sulfurcana (Clem.) are common gen- 
eral feeders and probably have about the same range as S. pettitand. 
The moth of Archips rosana (L.) varies in color from a dull light 
brown to olive brown, and the wing expanse ranges from 34 to ie 
inch. The forewings have dark but somewhat variable markings, 
and the hind wings are mouse gray, often with the outer third yellow- 
ish brown. The full- grown larva is about 34 inch long. The head 
and cervical shield vary from light to dark brown, and the body is 
dull green. It is a European species recorded in the United States 
from New England to Minnesota and Missouri, and in Canada in the 
Provinces of Nova Scotia and British Columbia. The larva is a 
rather general feeder and sometimes is a serious pest of privet and 
bush fruits. Hatching takes place in May. Each larva spins two 
or more leaves together on the tips of the growth and feeds on the 
leaves within the web duri ing May and early June. The moths emerge 
from the middle of June to the middle of July. The winter is passed 
in the egg stage on the twigs. The trimming of hedges, or hand pick- 
ing, and destroying the webs often gives satisfactory control. 
Archips infumatana (Zell. ) is light brown and has a wing expanse of 
3%, tolinch. The forewing hasa ‘purplish tinge, and the base a broad 
fascia and a subterminal streak of dark, chocolate brown. The full- 
erown larva is about 34 inch long, the head and cervical shield are 
black, and the body is dull green w vith black and prominent tubercles. 
The food plant is hickory, and the life cycle and habits are very 
similar to those of the preceding species. 
The moth of the ugly-nest caterpillar (Archips cerasivorana 
(Fitch) ) is dull orange and has a wing expanse of 84 to 1 inch. _ The 
forewing is irregularly speckled with dark reddish brown and has 
three patches of the same color, one below the end of the cell and two 
on the costa at and just beyond the middle. The hind wing is orange. 
The full-grown larva is about 84 inch long, yellow, with the head and 
cervical shield black. It is generally distributed through the North- 
ern States and Canada. The feeding is usually confined to the wild 
black cherry and chokecherry. ‘The Jarvae are gregarious, and form 
a dense web by spinning several leaves together, enlarging it when 
necessary, in which they stay while feeding (fig. 110). “Pupation 
takes place in the web, the pupae moving to the outer wall just before 
the moths emerge. The winter is passed in the ege stage, the larvae 
