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wax, or some other plastic material. (See also measures on pages 24— 
27, under Borers in Living Trees. ) 
The female of the leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrina (1.)) is heavy- 
bodied, with a wing expanse of about 214 inches and is a feeble flier. 
The male has a more slender body and is somewhat smaller. The 
white thorax has seven black spots, and the black abdomen is cross- 
banded with white hairs (fig. 123). The wings are thickly dotted with 
blackish spots. (Howard and Chittenden, 246). 
The eggs are oval and salmon colored. The full-grown larva is 
about 2 inches long, and pale yellow, frequently with a pinkish tinge. 
The head and thoracic and anal plates above are brownish black, and 
the body is sparsely hairy and spotted with brown or black tubercles. 
The pupa is brown with a sharp protuberance on its head, which it 
FicurE 122.—Defects in oak lumber caused by larvae of the carpenter worm. 
