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the base. Head about the same color as the body, mottled with 
brown; cervical shield dark brown, small; anal plate brown; pili¬ 
ferous spots small brown. Found March 8, 1878. Pupated March 
21 on top of dirt beneath some grass without cocoon. Moth appeared 
April 18. Fed on grass. 
Plusia brassic^e, Eiley. 
The characters of this 
larva are briefly given as 
follows, a fuller description 
being given on page 35 of 
my former report. 
The caterpillar is of a 
greenish color, with three 
yellow longitudinal lines, one 
along the back, the others 
on the sides; between these 
are several tubercular black 
spots, each bearing a pale 
hair; the tail is black; when 
- full grown it is about an 
inch and a half long. The 
eggs are deposited in clus¬ 
ters, usually on the under- 
Fig. 49.—Plusia brassiere. Moth, pupa, larva. side 0 f the leaf. The Cater¬ 
pillars soon hatch and are gregarious in their habits. 
They feed on the leaves of Cabbage, Turnips, Eadish, Mustard 
and other cruciferous plants. 
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