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TAB. XCVI.
P H AL iE NA F R UG I P E R D A .
C O R N -B U D -W O R M M O T H .
H O L C U S B IC O L O R . A R D U IN . M O NO G R .1 5 . T . Q.
B L AC K A N D W H IT E G U IN E A C O EN .
P h . Noóhut fpirilinguis criftata, alis deflexis: primoribus fufco nebulofis pundlis duobus
ocellaribus fufcis litura intermedia maculaque ad apicem alba.
T he food o f this fpecies is th e Guinea Com, as we ll as other kinds o f grain, to
wh ich the caterpillar is very deftru&ive, feeding on the bud or main Ihoot o f th e
plant, w ith in which it lives. T h ey may fometimes be deftroyed in h o t w e ather by
throwing into th e bud a handful o f h o t fand or dirt.
T h e caterpillar w e n t into the ground Ju ly 1 5 th, and th e moth came out the
27th. I t is n o t o f very frequent occurrence in th e winged Rate.
An evident affinity between this and the lad runs through all their three dates.
It is worthy the confideration of the hufbandman whether, by dudying the natural hidory
of this formidable depredator, he could not get the better of it. This is molt probably to be
accompliffied while it remains in the egg; for unfortunately it appears to continue fo fhort a
time under ground in the pupa, and at a feafon when the corn is growing, that plowing it up
is impradticable. Would any kind of fowls feed upon the pup*, and could they get at them
while in the ground ?