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stripes, and flesh-colored below. When full grown they 
descend to the ground to transform, and pass the winter in 
the pupa state. 
The Diverse-line Moth, Eustroma diversilineata{ Eus-tro'- 
ma di-ver-si-lin-e-a'ta).—This moth has pale ochre-yellow 
wings, with a brownish shade near the outer margin, and 
crossed by many diverging brown lines (Fig. 338). It varies 
from one inch and a half to two inches in expanse. We 
have often found this moth on the side of our room, 
resting on the wall, head downward, and with its abdomen 
hanging down over its head in a curious manner. The larva 
feeds on the leaves of grape. There are two broods; the 
first brood infests the vines during June; the second, in the 
autumn and early spring, wintering as larvae. 
Fig. 338 .—Eustroma diversilineata. Fig. 339 .—Eudule mcndica . 
The Beggar, Eudule mendica (Eu-du'le men-di'ca).—One 
of the most delicate winged moths that we have in the 
Northern Atlantic States is this species (Fig. 339). Although 
the wings are yellowish white in color they are almost trans¬ 
parent. On the fore wings there are two transverse rows of 
pale gray spots, and a single spot near the outer margin be¬ 
tween veins V 3 and VII,. (This spot was indistinct in the 
specimen figured.) The moth is common in midsummer. 
We do not know what fancy led the naturalist that de¬ 
scribed this species to name it mendica . But it seems ap¬ 
propriate now to call it a mendicant; for during the thirty 
years that have elapsed since the species was described it 
has not been allowed a position in its own family, but has 
been catalogued in the Lithosiidae, although it was shown 
to be a Geometrid long ago. 
