358 ANNUAL REPORT OF NEW- YORK 



PEACH. LEAVES. 



low varied with black, their basal third much paler tawny yellow; 

 a large triangular white spot on the middle of the outer margin; 

 a transverse white streak forward of the middle of the hind edge, 

 v/hich is divided by the veins crossing it into about four spots, 

 and is bordered on its anterior side by a curved black band. 

 Width 0.65. 



Having bred this moth from worms gathered upon the peach, I 

 name it accordingly, though it is quite probable that, like other 

 insects of this family, it feeds upon the foliage of several differ- 

 ent trees. I have never observed it till the present season, and 

 presume that like many of its kindred, it will be common at 

 limes, and will scarcely be seen again for several years. Of the 

 species mentioned in the books it most resembles the Schreberiana 

 as figured by Wood and described by Stephens (Haustellata, iv, p. 

 81.) We learn, however, from Stephen's List of the British 

 Museum, that the specimen from which this figure and description 

 were taken is suspected to be North American, and is not the true 

 Schreberiana, but according to Mr. Doubleday (Zoologist, v. p. 

 1729) is the trileucana of Gmelin. There must be some error in 

 this citation, however, as ijo species bearing this name occurs in 

 Gmelin. Even though the specimen alluded to should be Ameri- 

 can and already named, the insect before us appears to be a dif- 

 ferent species, that having, among other discrepancies, a pale streak 

 upon the hind edge of the fore wings, whilst here the correspon- 

 ding streak is distinctly forward of the hind edge. 



RosACEAN ToRTRix. Auothcr w^orm tieing peach leaves together 

 in the same manner and at the same time with the preceding, 

 differs from it in being destitute of the whitish stripe or line along 

 each side of the back. It is light green with a line along the 

 middle of the back of a deeper green color, which is often faint 

 or wholly wanting. I have frequently found these worms upon 

 the peach, and some of them which I have reared have produced 

 moths which I can only regard as being a dark colored variety of 

 the exceedingly variable Rosacean Tortrix already described. See 

 No. 46. 



The Apple shoulder-striped Tortrix also feeds upon the 

 leaves of the peach, but makes no nest in which to secrete itself. 



