INJURIOUS INSECTS. 
much as in the fruit-tree species, but the rust color 
is never so bright, and in some specimens there are 
no visible markings, the entire upper surface of the 
moth being of a light straw color. The larvae (Fig. 
5, A) also differ from those of the preceding 
species by being a trifle larger, much lighter 
colored, having hardly a tinge of green, and having 
Fig. 5.—The Box elder Leaf-roller, Caccecia semiferana ( Walker): A, 
larva; B, pupa; C, moth. (After Riley). 
no black markings except the minute eye-spots and 
the tips of the mandibles. 
The habits of the larvae in attacking the box- 
elder are similar to those of the former species on 
i-ts food plants. The moths are about ten days 
later in appearing. They began hatching in the 
breeding cages July 5. 
This species is also single brooded. The 
eggs, are deposited on the trunks and large limbs 
of the trees, and never upon the small, smooth 
