100 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, 



unbroken leaf until late in the fall, when they were taken possession of 

 by extensive broods of Euchates egle larvae. Even Skippers were scarce, 

 and it was quite a treat to see a Philodice. On the 23rd of June I took 

 for the first time here a Terias lisa, and there was not another yellow 

 butterfly to be seen in the field. If Philodice had been plentiful I might 

 not have noticed it. The Noctuids generally were scarce, and tliere was 

 a noticeable absence of cut worms in both field and garden. There were 

 but few species of Catocala abroad, and these not plentiful, except Habilis, 

 which was so abundant as to be offensive. To our delight the highly 

 attractive Rclicta appeared in goodly numbers, which it was never known 

 to do here before, and three dozen of them were secured. In fall moths 

 a few good things were taken, but not in any quantity. In beetles, 

 Carabidce were scarce ; wood borers were moderately plenty, but they 

 were very late and straggling in appearing. Taking the season all 

 through, it was not one of much success for collectors. 



T- Alston Moffat. 



GREAT abundance OF PAPILIO (thOA.s) CRESPHONTES. 



This large species of Swallow-tail swarmed here last summer. My 

 friend, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Allis. and myself, took about 300 larvae. 

 There are two broods. Its chosen food here seems to be the prickly 

 ash. The young larvae have the slimy, slug-like appearance character- 

 istic of young troihts ; indeed the two species resemble each 

 other somewhat before the first moult. Why this fine species, 

 which in times past has been very rare, should appear in such 

 large numbers, is one of the events in the life of insects not well understood. 



LARVA OF CATOCALA MESKEI. 



Color light drab or cream. Head bi-lobed, ringed in front by a nar- 

 row, dark brown line ; extremity divaricate. Between the fifth and sixth 

 segments is a light brown band. An elevated band of obscure brown 

 occurs on the seventh segment. Under side blackish brown. Length 

 23^ inches. 



This larva is much more uniform in color than any other Catocala 

 larva I have met with. Its chosen food is the poplar, and I may add by 

 way of a hint to those who are desirous of getting C. rclicta, that the 

 poplar is the favorite food of this dainty moth. Last season four perfect 

 specimens were taken, all on the poplar ; one male was very dark and 

 beautiful. This season five were taken from the same source, among them 

 a dark female. Robert Bunker. 



(Printed May 19th, 1883.) 



