THE COTTON'-KOLL CUTWORM. 
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The first larva taken oh March 30 was full grown, and was feeding 
upon amb'd quarter (Chenopodium alburn). All the others were taken 
on cotton. No eggs were secured from reared moths, hut two lots 
were found in the field. The brown, globular eggs were deposited 
upon the under side of a cotton leaf, in a pile of about 2<»<> or more. 
They are laid in rows in a nearly square mass, fifteen to twenty 
in a row and about fifteen rows. The mass is covered with light-brown 
down from the female, which hides the eggs from view. 
Of several larvae pupating December IT. one adult emerged January 
5. the remainder dying- in the pupal stage. 
Owing to the very complete description and account of this species 
given by Doctor Chittenden a it is unnecessary to enter into further 
discussion concerning it except to indicate its life history. 
Fio. 24. — Prodenia orntthogalli: dark form, 
mule, above; pale form, female, below— 
somewhat enlarged (from Chittenden i. 
a b 
Pig. 25. — Prodenia ornUhogalli: a, pale 
form of larva: b, dark form: (.lateral 
view of abdominal segments Of pale 
form; d. of dark form— all enlarged 
i from Chittenden |. 
In addition to the records published by Doctor Chittenden, the 
following notes in the records of the Bureau of Entomology upon 
Prodenia jlavimedia, which is now considered synonymous with this 
species, are of interest. September 13, 1878, a larva sent by ('. Y. 
Riley was received from Albany. Ga. October 5. 1878. another larva 
was received from Professor Riley, probably from the same locality. 
This specimen commenced to pupate October 8 and the moth emerged 
December 27. May 1. L882, a larva was received from E. II. Ander- 
son, who stated that he had observed the species feeding on cotton 
at Kirk wood. Miss., for several weeks. This larva pupated May 8 
and the moth emerged June 5. 
L901: Btil. 27, n.s. 3 Div. Ent., V. S. Dept. Agric, p. 04. 
