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FIGURE 133.—The oriental moth, Cnidocampa flavescens: Upper, adults and 
cocoons; middle, a defoliated Norway maple; lower, newly hatched and 
full-grown larvae. 
spines. Females deposit their eggs in small batches, usually on 
leaves, and cover them with hairs from the abdomen. 
The puss caterpillar, Megalopyge opercularis (J. E. Smith), oc- 
curs throughout the Southern States where it feeds on various 
deciduous trees and shrubs. Forest and shade trees commonly in- 
fested include oak, elm, hackberry, maple, and sycamore. The 
adult moth is yellowish-brown, with brownish spots on the wings, 
and has a wingspread of about 25 mm. The wings bear long, 
wavy, white hairs, especially along the veins. The larvae are 
densely clothed with long yellow and reddish-brown or mouse- 
gray hairs with hairs at the rear end tail-like. 
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