FIELD BOOK OF INSECTS. 



The Pine-devil (Cither onia sepulchralis] , which is said 

 to range along the coast from Maine to Florida but which 

 has never been reported from New Jersey, for example, is 

 somewhat smaller than regalis and has uniformly brown 

 wings. 



The hairy larvae of the Imperial Moth 



Basilona (plate XLV H) vary from green to very dark 



imperiahs ' 



brown; their horns are proportionately 



larger in the younger stages. The female is rich canary- 

 yellow marked with pinkish purple ; the male has the same 

 colors but the purple is darker and covers most of the fore 

 wing. Food plants: a great variety of trees including 

 hickory, oak, elm, maple, spruce, pine, junipers, and 

 hemlock. Another generic name is Eaclcs. 



AM.A.TIDJE 



These largely southern moths are day-flyers and some 

 of them much resemble Hymenoptera. The proboscis is 

 usually, but not always, well developed so that they may 

 feed. The family has also been called Syntomidas. The 

 cocoons are of felted hair. 



Lycomorpha pholus (Plate XLVIII) may be recognized 

 by the black and yellow markings. Its larva is said to 

 feed on lichens. The adult is common on flowers and is 

 found throughout the United States. 



Scepsis fulvicollis (Plate XLVIII) : the wings are 

 brown, except for the transparent central part of the hind 

 wings; the abdomen is metallic blue-black; and there is a 

 yellow collar. The larvae feed on grasses, and the adults 

 frequent golden-rod flowers. 



Ctenuclia mrginica: the adult, which has brown wings, 

 metallic bluish-black body, and orange head, is found at 

 the flowers of blackberries, Spiraea, and other plants in the 

 Appalachian region.- The larva feeds on grasses. 



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