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Cotton. Insects injurious to the foliage. & [illegible]  Plate 10. "Cotton Army worm."
Aletia argyllacea (Hub) Syn. Anomis Xylinae (Say.) "Cotton Caterpillar" fly" or "moth."
1. Egg as deposited on a leaf. in August. Florida.  2. Egg. not  [illegible]& mag.  3. young.
caterpillar before shedding its skin not [illegible].  4. do after first moult.  5. after second
moult.  6. do after third moult.  7. Full grown caterpillar early in the season & when
the first crop of worms are mostly green.  8. 9. Full grown caterpillars of the last crop
of worms. in Sep. & Oct. when they are mostly very dark colored.  10. Cotton (upland)
leaf. (5 lobed) as eaten by caterpillars.  11. Second pair of ventral feet of caterpillar.
perfectly formed.  12. First pair of ventral feet imperfectly formed. to show why. the
caterpillar loops its body when progressing. as the feet cannot be used for clasping. This
peculiarity, marks it distinctly from the other so called "Army worm" or "grass caterpillar"
13. Leaf. webbed together. to form cocoon.  14. Cocoon opened to show the green caterpillar. about to change into a chrysalis.  15. Young chrysalis with the skin of the
caterpillar yet adhering to the tail.  16. Old chrysalis. full color.  17. Hooks at the end
of tail. of chrysalis. (magnified) to show why it adheres so firmly to the loose web.
18. 19. 20. Moth flying.  & at rest. upper & under side. 21. Head of moth mag..
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