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D. lineata Fab. Common throughout the State. July to November about 

 flowers in the early dusk. The larva feeds on a great variety of 

 plants, including many of economic importance; but is most usually 

 found on purslane: yet never in sufficient numbers to do the slightest 

 injury to the crop of that omnipresent weed. 



THERETRA Hbn. 



T. tersa Linn. (Choerocampa) Staten Island on Petunias, V. VI, VIII, 

 IX (Ds) ; Newark. V to IX (.div) ; Hudson Co. VIII, on Phlox (Kr) ; 

 Caldwell (Cr). Is locally common but is not widely distributed. The 

 larva on "Bouvardia" and buttonwood. 



ARGEUS Hbn. 

 A. labruscae Linn. An occasional visitor from the south. 



PHOLUS Hbn. (PHI LAMPELUS Harr.) 



P. linnei Grt. & Rob. Greenwood Lake, VIII, 31 (Wrrns) ; occasional 

 along the coast. 



P. vitis Linn. Has been taken by Newark collectors and occurs occa- 

 sionally along the coast. 



P. pandorus Hbn. Throughout the State, June to September, and Mr. 

 Davis records an example from Staten Island in early November. 

 The larvae feed on grape and Ampelopsis from June to October, eggs 

 being recorded by Brehme in June and July. 



P. achemon Dru. Occurs with the preceding and on the same food 

 plants. The moths are occasionally attracted to light and the larvse 

 of both species are easily recognizable by the absence of the horn, its 

 place occupied by an eye-spot, and the retractile head and anterior 

 segments. These characters are shared with the larvse of the next 

 genus; but the latter are much smaller. 



AMPELOPHAGUS Brem. & Gray. 



A. choerilus Cram. Common throughout the State from May to August, 

 two broods being noted. Eggs may be found from May to August 

 according to Brehme, and the larva feeds from 20 to 30 days on 

 "Azalea," "Viburnum," sheep-berry, sour gum and other plants. 



A. myron Cram. Common throughout the State May to August, and 

 sometimes attracted to light. Eggs are found during the same period 

 and larvse occur on grape and Ampelopsis until early September. 

 The variety "cnotus" Hbn. has been taken on 5-mile beach VIII, 2 

 (Hmb) and occurs in the more southern sections. 



A. versicolor Harr. Local, but generally distributed and never common, 

 May to August. There are two broods, the larva on buttonball (Cepha- 

 lanthus) and "Nessea verticillata." Mr. Grossbeck records it at Pat- 

 erson as late as September 10. 



