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black on the 5th, 6th, 8th, and Qth abdominal segments. The 

 absence of the row of lateral setae on flcbilis would distinguish 

 it from r etc eta. 



The first imago of retecta emerged on July I3th from a 

 larva that spun on June I7th. 



Eggs of Catocala cara, piatrix and relicta began hatching on 

 the I7th of May. 



The young larvae from the white eggs of a hickory species 

 of Catocala, hatched on May Qth, were over half an inch long 

 on the i8th, lead color, striped longitudinally with white. Head body 

 color. 



On the 2ist, these caterpillars were over half an inch long and just 

 ready to moult, dark, streaked longitudinally with gray and brown or 

 black. 



On the 25th one inch long, very dark with a whitish prunescence, 

 giving the appearance of a blue-black, striped longitudinally. Head 

 slightly browner than the body. 



On June 8th, larvae over two inches long, gray, with a tinge of flesh 

 color. A pair each of dorsal black "V's" on the first and second abdom- 

 inal segments. A dark dorsal shade over the latter half of the 5th 

 abdominal segment. Head gray with flesh tinge. A black line at the 

 mouth. The row of lateral setae (fringe) strong. True and prolegs 

 body color. Ventral side of the body white with a midrow of black 

 spots set in red. 



On June loth larvae over two inches long, very light gray with faint 

 reddish tinge. Double "V's" of black on the dorsal part of the 2d and 

 3d abdominal segments and brown cross band on the top and sides 

 of the 5th and 6th abdominal segments. A lateral row of stout, short 

 setae, set thickly. Tubercles faint reddish. Head, with pair of elongate 

 hazel brown spots at the upper lobes, front streaked with white and 

 darker. No black lateral dash. 



On the i6th, the caterpillars were light gray with a reddish tinge. 

 Tubercles pale flesh color, almost white. Side row of setae. The "V's" 

 on the dorsum of the 2nd and 3rd abdominal segments almost obsolete. 

 The cross black band between the 5th and 6th abdominal segments 

 is continuous, not broken as before the last moult. Head very large, 

 gray and light chestnut. Underside of the body light and the black 

 spots are set in beautiful crimson. There is no black on the head except 

 at the mouth. Over two inches long and near maturity but every larva 

 perished without spinning. 



The intensity of the heat probably was responsible for the 

 loss of these interesting things. The eggs of this species were 



