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expanse being from 0.70 to 0.75 inch. The colors are also much deeper, 

 more contrasted and somewhat differently disposed. 



Face golden buff, vertex dark silvery, second joint of palpi pale ochre- 

 ous dusted with brown, terminal joint very acute dark brown, antennae 

 pale purple-brown. 



Thorax and primaries dark slate gray with purplish reflections and 

 variegated with small irregular ochreous and dark purple dots. There is 

 a conspicuous purple spot on the costa at the outer edge of the basal 

 third, and obliquely forward and below this a large irregular purple discal 

 spot with minute ochreous dots on its inner margin: The outer one-third 

 is entirely dark brown with purplish reflections brightened by a distinct 

 costal streak of cream white and a similar opposite dorsal streak. Ciliae 

 pale brown. Secondaries cinereous, shading to pale brown on costal 

 edge. Abdomen same color. Legs pale ochreous variegated with brown. 



The larva feeds on the Laurel Oak in May, rolling the leaves. It is 

 of a pearl gray color ornamented with eight fine longitudinal purple or 

 dull red lines. Head polished black. First segment narrow and con- 

 stricted, corneous, black ; second segment velvety chocolate brown edged 

 anteriorly and posteriorly with white, third segment also edged anteriorly 

 with white. Venter and prolegs translucent greenish white. Thoracic 

 legs black. Pupa enclosed in slight cocoon within folded leaf. Imago 

 appears about the middle of June. Rather rare. 



Gelechia cinerella. — The general color of this species is ochreous 

 cinereous in all its parts. Head and thorax paler than the wings, inclin- 

 ing to cream color. Palpi simple, not exceeding the vertex. Primaries 

 variegated with a few longitudinal fuscous streaks and a marginal row of 

 minute black dots at the base of the ciliae. Alar expanse 0.45 to 0.50 

 inch. Length 0.20 inch. 



The larva may be found during June and July mining and crumpling 

 the edges of the leaves of the Horse Nettle ( Solanum carolhiense), causing 

 them to turn brown as though seared by fire. Inside the puffy mine the 

 larva forms and inhabits a tough silken gallery to which the frass is 

 attached externally and upon which the edge of the leaf is gathered. The 

 larva is cylindrical, rather thick and about one-third of an inch in length 

 at maturity. It is of a translucent green color, the thoracic segments 

 acquiring a blue tint after the last moult. Piliferous spots glassy, giving 

 rise to short h'ght hairs. Head and shield bright brown. When ready to 

 transform it deserts its mine and forms a tough, oval cocoon on the sur- 



