Excerpt from Notes on Insects and Plants The velleda lappet moth, though not an abundant insect in Maine, continues to be reported as doing some injury to plums. The books give the apple, poplar and other plants as its most common food. It is called the lappet moth because the cater pillar has a flat lobe or lappet on the sides Of each segment. These lobes are provided with long hairs, giving the caterpillar a fringed appearance. When at rest the larvae lie close to the branches and are hard to find. About the ...
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Excerpt from Notes on Insects and Plants The velleda lappet moth, though not an abundant insect in Maine, continues to be reported as doing some injury to plums. The books give the apple, poplar and other plants as its most common food. It is called the lappet moth because the cater pillar has a flat lobe or lappet on the sides Of each segment. These lobes are provided with long hairs, giving the caterpillar a fringed appearance. When at rest the larvae lie close to the branches and are hard to find. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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