December, ’18] 
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 
Plate 16 
Fig. 1. The lotus borer (Pyrausta penitalis): a. male moth; b. larva, latera 
view; c. abdominal segment with proleg, lateral view; d. same, dorsal view; e. pupa 
from side—all enlarged. (Original.) 
Fig. 2. The lotus borer (Pyrausta 'penitalis ), 
female moth. (Enlarged, original.) 
Fig. 3. Section of corn stalk 
showing perforations made in in¬ 
terior by lotus borer (Pyrausta 
penitalis ), also exit hole at left. 
(Original.) 
