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Fig. 63.—Datana ministra. Moth, larva and eggs. 
6 —Datana ministra .—Body black or reddish-brown; unmarked or 
marked on each side of the body with 5 yellow lines, 8 of which 
are above the spiracles and 2 below them; thinly scattered oyer the 
body are a few whitish hairs, which are thickest on the sides of 
the body; sometimes the cervical shield and outside of the abdom¬ 
inal legs are shining pale-yellow; venter black or reddish-brown 
with a yellow stripe in the middle; head shining black; length 2 
inches. Feeds on Oak, Sumac, Apple, Hazel and Walnut." July to- 
October. Enters the earth. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
GROUP VIII. 
The caterpillars belonging to this group have 16 legs; their bodies 
are uniformly covered with hair which usually issues from warts in 
clusters of 6 or more hairs. 
SYNOPSIS OF GROUP VIII. 
With long pencils of hairs. 
Body black or dark green; hair pale yellowish 
Body yellowish-white; hairs bright yellow. 
Body mottled, dull red. 
Without these pencils. 
Body pale yellow or dark gray. 
Body green or blue ... *.. 
Body greenish-white. 
With dorsal and stigmatal lines. 
Without these lines. 
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