304 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The first luna from cocoon, on the 11th of May, and the first 

 larva of Catocala innubens began spinning on the 17th. 



A chrysaHs of Ceratomia amyntor gave an imago on May 18th. 

 Images of the larger silk moths usually emerge from the chrysalis 

 in the forenoon, but occasionally later in the day, even to 9 p.m., 

 while the hawk moths and ceratocampians generally emerge in 

 the night time, probably toward morning, the Catocala? making 

 the change before midnight. 



The first larva of Catocala minuta was found on honey locust 

 May 21st. A pupa of Smerinthus exccBcatus gave a moth on the 

 following day. 



Half-grown larvae of Catocala neogama were found on walnut 

 on the 26th of May. 



The heat of the last week of May killed most of the larva? of 

 cerogama, as well as the hickory-feeding Catocalae. 



The first illecta imagos emerged June 6th, and the first pro- 

 methea moths on the same date. 



On June 6th the senior author received larva? and pupae of 

 Texas hawk moths and chrysalids of butterflies from Miss Pattie 

 Hutchinson of Beeville, Texas, but for lack of suitable food the 

 hawk larvae died. 



The pupa period of Catocala illecta is one month. 



The first trip to the woods in search of Catocalae was on the 

 9th of June, when the senior author took a deformed polygama 

 and two fine ilice, one of which was the white spotted variety. 



On the evening of the 10th of June Miss Gertrude Wallace 

 took Catocala ivhitneyi at bait. This was the first specimen of this 

 species ever taken here.. 



Fresh specimens of Apatura celt is and Callidryas eubule were 

 taken on the 10th. 



The second trip to the woods was made on the Uth, and speci- 

 mens of Catocala ilia, polygama, epione, and one clintoni were taken. 

 A pupa of Catocala minuta that as a larva spun on May 27th 

 gave an imago on June 12th. 



On June Uth, while wading through underbrush on a heavily 

 wooded hillside, in search of Catocalae, the senior author came 

 upon a great spider web that held entangled twenty-eight struggling 

 specimens of Thecla calaniis. 



