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Fig. 199. Symmerista albifrons and its 

 larva. 



SYMMERISTA Hbn. 



S. albifrons S. & A. Throughout 

 the State; larva gregarious 

 and sometimes very abun- 

 dant on oak. Acres of scrub 

 land are sometimes almost 

 completely defoliated, but the 

 insect is rarely abundant two 

 seasons in succession. 



DASYLOPHIA Pack. 



D. anguina S. & A. Throughout 



the State VI-VIII, nowhere 



common; larva on locust, 



false indigo, clover, etc. 

 D. thyatiroides Wlk. Near New York (Bt) ; Jamesburg (Sm) ; very rare 



everywhere; larva on hickory. 



HETEROCAMPA Doub. 



H. astarte Doub. One larva beaten from oak, Lakewood VIII, 26 (Gr). 

 H. obliqua Pack. Hopatcong VI, VII (Bt) ; Newark VII, 20 (Sb) ; Eliza- 

 beth VII (Bz); larva on oak, "Q. macrocarpa" (Dyar). 



var. trouvelotii Pack. Occurs with the type. 

 H. umbrata Wlk. Caldwell (Cr) ; Newark (Ang) ; near New York (Bt) ; 



Staten Island VI (Ds) ; adults V, VI, VIII, not common; larva on oak, 



"Q. tinctoria" (Dyar). 

 H. pulverea G. & R. 5-mile beach V, 27 (Haim). 



H. manteo Doub. Staten Island VII, VIII (Ds) ; Newark (Soc); Elizabeth 

 VII (Bz) ; larva on apple, oak, basswood, persimmon, walnut, etc. 



H. biundata Wlk. Throughout the State V and VIII, not common; larva 

 on a great variety of forest, shade and orchard trees. 



H. guttivitta Wlk. Newark, Elizabeth, Staten Island VI, VIII; not com- 

 mon near New York (Bt) ; larva on maple, oak, chestnut, beech, etc. 



H. bilineata Pack. Throughout the State V-VIII, larva until X. Feeds 

 chiefly on elm, not infrequently on city shade trees, but is also found 

 on beech. 



MISOGADA Wlk. 



M. unicolor Pack. Caldwell (Cr) ; Newark (Soc); Staten Island (Ds) ; 

 adults V-VIII; larva on maple and sycamore; not common. 



JANASSA Wlk. 



J. lignicolor Wlk. Throughout the State, not rare, V-VH; larva on oak, 

 beech and white birch. 



