. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. Fig. 326. No. 182.—The Raspberry Plume-moth. Pterophorus ? The caterpillar of this moth, an undetermined species of Pterophorus, has not in any instance been sufficiently numer- ous to be considered destructive, yet it is an interesting insect, and on this account deserves a pass- ing notice. About the middle of June the larva reaches full growth, when it is about four- tenths of an inch long, of a pale yellowish-green color, streaked with pale yellow, and with transverse rows of shining tubercles,
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. Fig. 326. No. 182.—The Raspberry Plume-moth. Pterophorus ? The caterpillar of this moth, an undetermined species of Pterophorus, has not in any instance been sufficiently numer- ous to be considered destructive, yet it is an interesting insect, and on this account deserves a pass- ing notice. About the middle of June the larva reaches full growth, when it is about four- tenths of an inch long, of a pale yellowish-green color, streaked with pale yellow, and with transverse rows of shining tubercles, from each of which arise from two to six spreading hairs of a yellowish-green color. The head is small, pale green, with a faint brown dot on each side. Fig. 326 represents this larva, much Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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