284 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., 'O2 



A List of the Bombycidae Found at Webster, New 



Hampshire. 



BY CHARLES F. GOODHUE. 



LYCOMORPHA. 



Pholiis Dm. Common in August on the flowers of golden rod. 



CTENUCHA. 



Virginica Charp. Common in June on flowers of wild blackberry. 

 Larvie hybernate, and feed on grass. 



CRAMBIDIA. 



Pallida Pack. Rather common through August. 

 Casta Sanborn. Very rare. Middle September. 



LITHOSIA. 



Bicolor Grt. Rare. 



LEBENA. 



Trinotala Wlk. Rare in May. Found at rest on the trunks of trees. 

 Orvilla Grt. Rather rare, found in June in the same places as the last 



species. 



ARGRYROPHES. 



Pustulata Wlk. Quite rare ; we once took a number of specimens of 

 this rare moth in the evening in a pasture nearly covered with gray birches. 



Cilicoides Grt. Very rare ; we never met with this species until 1898, 

 when we took three at light during the first of July. 



HYPOPREPIA. 



Miniata Kirby. Common at light in July. 



Fticosa Hbn. Not so common as the last and found at the same time. 



CLEMENSIA. 



Alabata Pack. Rare. Found at rest on tree trunks during July and 



August. 



EUBAPHE. 



Lceta Gn. Rare. July. 



Opella Grt. Quite rare. We have found this species in June on a rather 

 high hill covered with hard wood sprouts. The moths were at rest on the 

 upper side of the leaves some four or five feet from the ground, and owing 

 to their peculiar flight and dark color are very hard to take. 



Iiiiinaciilata Reak. Common during June and July in old fields. 



Yar. trimaculosa Reak. Same time and place as the preceding. 



Aurantiaca var. rnbicundaria Hubn. Rare. In fields of grass in June, 

 July and August. 



Var. ferruginosa Wlk. Common. Same dates as preceding. The 

 larvae are small black bears, looking like the young larvae of Arctia virgo. 

 They feed on grass. 



Var. brevicoris Wlk. Not common. 



Var. quinaria Grt. Not common. 



