GROUP XIV. 
The caterpillars belonging to this group have 16 legs, and their 
bodies are naked, or thinly covered with piliferous spots from each 
of which issues one or two hairs; the body is of some other color 
than green, and is marked with more than five lines. 
SYNOPSIS OF GROUP XIV. J 
Head unmarked.1 
Head marked with black or brown. 
Stigmatal line dark-colored.2 
Stigmatal line light-colored.3 
Fig. 79.—Ceramica picta. Moth and larva. 
Coquillett.) 
1 —Ceramica picta. —Some¬ 
times a white dorsal line; 
a black dorsal stripe, some¬ 
times dotted with bluish 
white, then a yellow stripe, 
on which is a row of black 
dots, then a bluish stig¬ 
matal stripe, crossed by 
transverse black dashes, 
and having on it a row of 
black dots ; venter pale-col¬ 
ored, or dark brown; head 
smooth, yellowish brown. 
Length, If inches. Feeds 
on Smartweed, Corn, Peas, 
Beans, Burdock and Yel* 
lowdock. .June to October. 
Enters the earth. (D. W. 
