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July 2 neogama (bred.) 



3 verecunda (bred), first palaeogama. 



5 grynea (bred) nebulosa, 1912. 



6 neogama, first in the woods insolabilis, 1912. 



6 residua, first in the woods. Afterward very plentiful. 



6 innubens and scintillans, suddenly become plentiful. 



11 retecta (bred.) 



12 first arnica and cara. Innubens numerous. 



13 retecta in the woods, grynea viduata and pau- 



lina, 1911. 



16 habilis (bred.) 



19 habilis in the woods, cerogama, ragged junctura. 



19 phalanga. 



21 first viduata. 



23 residua, palaeogama and cara, abundant. 



23 cerogama, snoviana. 



27 lacrymosa. 



28 nebulosa, amatrix. 



29 angusi. 



30 carissima. 



31 first vidua, lucetta. 

 Aug. 2 ragged flebilis. 



5 paulina. 



7 first piatrix. 

 16 first robinsoni. 



30 robinsoni and z/tdwa fairly common and good. 

 Imagoes are worth taking for a month from first appearance. 1913 

 gave an abundance of epione, residua, palaeogama, habilis, viduata, 

 nebulosa, robinsoni. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF EARLY STAGES. 



Catocala aholibah. 



Eggs of Catocala aholibah, as well as those of the variety colora- 

 densis hatched on the ist and 2nd of May and at one and a half days 

 of age were light grayish brown with dark brown heads and about 

 one-fourth of an inch in length. Lateral lines and stripes indistinct. 

 The larvae of both these forms indistinguishable throughout their 

 growth. 



On the 5th, the larvae of aholibah moulted for the first time and 

 were light in color, with large bi-lobed head, distinct tubercle and 

 short black bristles. Longitudinal body lines more distinct. The little 

 caterpillars after the first moult take to the twigs for color protec- 

 tion ; i. e., lie lengthwise of the twigs. 



The second moult occurred on the morning of the 8th and the lar- 



