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6 —Xyleutes robinice .—Body pale greenisb-wliite, with a tinge of 
pink or yellow; sometimes a reddish-pink band on the anterior part 
of each segment except the first 3 or 4 and the last one; a dark 
colored dorsal line; segments 2 and 3 with a brown spot on the 
top; on each side of each segment from 4 to 11, inclusive, are 3 
piliferous spots above the spiracle, arranged in the form of a 
triangle; the piliferous spots are brown or pink; venter greenish- 
white ; cervical shield dark or yellowish-brown; head dark brown; 
the middle of the face sometimes light colored; length, 2J inches. 
Lives in the trunks and larger limbs of Oak, Locust and Crab- 
apple. Found throughout the year. Spins a cocoon in its burrow. 
(D. W. Coquillett). 
GROUP III. 
The caterpillars belonging to this group have 16 legs, and they 
live in a silken web, in a nest of 2 or more leaves fastened to¬ 
gether with silken threads, or in a folded or rolled leaf. 
SYNOPSIS OF GROUP III. 
Larva lives under a silken w r eb. 
Larva lives in a folded or rolled leaf. 
Body reddish-brown. 
Body green or yellowish. 
Second segment black. 
Second segment green. 
Head black. 
Head reddish or yellowish-brown. 
Lives in a folded leaf. 
Lives in a rolled leaf. 
Larva lives in a web or between leaves webbed together. 
Larvae live singly. 
Head black, marked with 2 yellow spots. 
Head never black. 
Body flesh-colored. 
Body greenish. 
Larvae live in communities. 
Larvae live on weeds. 
Larvae live on trees. 
Body nearly naked. 
Body uniformly covered with hairs. 
Body nearly naked, sides covered with hairs. 
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