PLATE LVII. —Phthorimaea Operculella (Lita 
Solanella). 
Potato Moth. 
Fig.. 1. A potato plant showing injury caused by the larvae. 
,, 2. Moth resting on plant. 
,, 3. Potato tuber showing evidences of caterpillar attack in the 
masses of excrement at the eyes. A cocoon on the tuber. 
„ 4. Potato tuber cut open to show damage caused by caterpillar. 
5. Potato tuber showing the track of the caterpillar and the 
pupa. 
,, 6. Young larva. 
„ 7. Imago, male. 
female. 
,, 10. Pupa. 
,, 11. Adult larva. 
,, 12. Eggs deposited at the eye of a potato tuber. 
