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Apatite occiduatae.
On Apple. If the lobelian group the
larva having Muscana habit - but-
only approaching the same coloring in
its early stages. Mature larva rest on
Twig. under glass seen to be powdered w. black pts.
A broad dorsal bluish black band
ending in a large hump on leg 11. Edg. ant.
On ey 4-10 inclusive is a peculiar
shaped ornament. consisting of a velvety-
black ground in which are included six
epts: two placed longitudinally forming a dorsal
row of dark orange epts. (almost connected
on 9-10) Two burnished blue black epts
placed externally to the posterior end of each
antennae orange ept. And externally of
all a straw colored ept forming a
s.d. row. A broad s.d. pale lilac band
broken by the dorsal ornament and
a much narrower and less bright