440 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



ISIA W!k. (PYRRHARCTIA Pack.) 



I. Isabella S. & A. Common 

 throughout the State, April 

 to August. The woolly lar- 

 va is often seen late in fall 

 crawling about, seeking 

 shelter for hibernation, and 

 is readily known by the 

 black extremities and 

 brown middle. There are 

 two broods, and almost 

 anything serves as food 

 plant. 



PHRAGMATOBIA Steph. 



P. fuliginosa Linn. Lake Ho- 

 patcong (Pm); Pater son 

 VII, 10 (Gr); Chester VIII, 

 6 (Dn); Newark Dist. (div) ; 

 Jersey City VI. at light 

 (Kr) ; Anglesea (div). The 



larva feeds on golden rod, skunk cabbage, iron weed and other 

 plants. 



Fig. 183. Isia Isabella: a, larva; b. pupa in 

 cocoon; c, female moth. 



APANTESIS Wlk. (ARCTIA Schr.) 



A. virgo Linn. Hopatcong (div); Chester (Dn); Newark Dist. (div); 

 5-mile beach VIII, 24 (Haim). Probably throughout the State, but, 

 rare; the larva on plantain, lettuce and other low plants. 



A. virguncula Kirby. Hopatcong (Pm) ; Newark (Soc). Probably 

 throughout north Jersey; but everywhere rare. 



A. michabo Grt. New Brunswick, in July, at light. 



A. parthenice Kirby. Hopatcong (Pm) ; Newark (Soc). 



A. oithona Strck., var. rectilinea French. New Jersey, without definite 

 locality (Wrms). 



A. anna Grt. Greenwood Lake (Dyar) ; Woodbury VII, IS (Kp). 



var. persephone Grt. Newark (Wdt) ; near New York City (Bt). Both 

 species and variety is decidedly rare. 



A. arge Dm. Throughout the State from Sussex to Cape May County in 

 every month from April to August. Mr. Grossbeck reports eggs at 

 Paterson V, 4, larva from V, 18-VI, 20. It feeds on grass, plantago, 

 Chenopodium Polygonum and other low plants. 



A. phyllira Dru. Plainfield V, 18 (Gr) ; Newark Dist. (div); Woodbury 

 VI, 8 (Kp). Not at all common, and, with it, the variety "figurata" 

 Dru. is also found. The larva is a general feeder. 



