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that he obtained during the past summer a *<>< nlly iiuinl)er of 

 the former on wild jjrape. 



/'. r/7/.v is unknown to me, but may be looked for in southern 

 Missouri. 



Although a number of weeds are ^iveu as the food plants of 

 Ih'ih'jtliiln HiK-ald, I have never found the larva on anything 

 but purslane ; .have taken the moth at flowers at mid-day as 

 well as at dusk. 



/>. r/nniiiinit'rii is probably not found here, though its food 

 plants are abundant. 



The larva of Huloicn* ^/C/K-IHN feeds on trumpet creeper and 

 lilac, but I have not found it common. Have taken the i 



at li<iht. Mr. Poling finds some noticeable variation in the 

 moths. 



I captured a beautiful apparently fresh ima.uo of l>il<>i>lm- 

 iiota <'!/<> ou the railway station at Mexico. Mo.. October 10. 

 IS',17. It had the appearance of a home-bred moth. Could 

 this insect have flown from the tropics to Missouri without 

 disturbing the scales on its win^s .' 



/>o/h(t Iti/hriix is one of our commonest hawks. The larva 

 feeds on paw-paw and the speeiesis probably double-brooded. 

 The color lines that shade the sph initial bauds are very bright. 

 especially on the \ounti' larva. The little pupa is much like 

 that of the <ienus S/tltin.r, and larva and pupa alike closelx 

 ally this hawk to jtlfln'iits. 



Two specimens of S/i/ihi.f crruiHiix have been taken at (lowers 

 by Mr. Poling, but we have searched the mints in vain for the 

 larvae. 



Sphinx gordius is & rare species with us. 1 have not taken 

 the larva, but Mr. Sweet has a record of several found feeding 

 on apple. 



X/thiii.r r//r/'.s/.x, as well as N. ilri</>ij'rritni m . are uncommon in 

 eastern Missouri. Mr. Sweet found the larva of the former 

 on ash and the latter on apple and plum. 



N. /,-(i!nii(i is another probable member of our Sj>liin.i fauna. 



but larva ami imago alike are unknown to the writer. Search 

 for the larva on ash and lilac. 



Of the Macrosilos, Carolina is most abundant. I have found 

 the larva feeding on tobacco, tomato, red pepper. Around 

 cherry, potato, jimson weed and matrimony vine. M. cc/t'/is 



