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ARGYRESTHIA Hbn. 



A. alternatella Kearf. Essex Co. V, 21 (Kf); larva on conifers. 

 A. freyella Wlsm. Essex Co. VI, 10 (Kf ) ; larva on arbor-vitae. 

 A. gcedertella Linn. Essex Co. VI, 22, VII, 12; a very dark form (Kf); 

 larvae, in Europe, in catkins of birch and alder. 



A. oreasella Clem, (andereggiella F. & B.) Larva in buds of apple 

 and hazel VI, VII (Kf). 



A. apicimaculella Cham. Essex Co. VI, 12-VII, 25 (Kf). 



A. subreticulata Wlsm. Essex Co. VI, not rare at light (Kf). 



A. undulatella Clem. Montclair V, 27-30, very abundant on trunks of 



elms; larvae probably in flower buds of this tree (Kf). 

 A. austerella Zell. G. d., Montclair, Anglesea VI, VII, common on trunk 



of oak, chestnut, holly and other trees (Kf ) ; larva probably on 



lichens. 

 A. thuiella Pack. Essex Co. VII (Kf) ; larva mine leaves of arbor-vitae. 



ACROLEPIA Curt. 

 A. incertella Clem. Essex Co. VIII, 5, one specimen at light (Kf). 



TANAGMA Zell. 

 T. obscurofasciella Cham. Great Notch VII, 10 (Kf). 



Family 



METZNER1A Zell. 



M. lapella Linn. Montclair and northern New Jersey, not common; 

 larva on seeds of burdock, in burs all winter; adults in July (Kf ) ; 

 Ft. Lee (Dow). 



PALTODORA Meyer. 



P. anteliella Bsk. Montclair, at light VIII, 28-IX, 12 (Kf). 

 P. tripunctella Kearf. Essex Co. VI, 30-VII, 9, at light (Kf). 

 P. similiella Cham. Essex Co. VI, 30-VIII, 18 at light; larvae in heads of 

 sunflower (Kf). 



SITOTROGA Hein. 



Fig. 234. Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella. 

 a, larva; b, pupa; c, moth; d, wings of a va- 

 riety; e, egg; f, larva feeding in kernel 

 of corn; all save f, greatly enlarged. 





