Arctiidae 
(Fig. 61), and Euerythra trimaculata, which is figured on 
Plate XVI, Fig. 4. The insects occur in Texas and Arizona. 
They are not common in collections as yet, and so far as the 
Fig. 61 .—Euerythra phasnia, $ . f. (After Hampson.) 
writer recalls, their larval habits have not been described. The 
student who desires to study the structure of the genus should 
consult Hampson’s Catalogue, or Prof. Smith’s Paper pub¬ 
lished in the Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 
Vol. X, p. 335 et seq. 
Genus ECPANTHERIA Hiibner 
This is a large genus, well represented in the tropics of 
America. Only two species occur within the limits of our 
fauna, Ecpantheria muzina Oberthur, which is found in 
Texas as a straggler from the Mexican territory, and Ecpan- 
which is more commonly known 
by its synonymical name, scribonia , 
given to it by Stoll. The larva of 
this handsome moth is itself a 
beautiful object. It is deep black, 
clothed with black hairs, and at 
the junction of the somites, or 
segments of the body, it is banded 
with rings of crimson. The male 
of the perfect insect is figured on 
Plate XVI. Fig. 16, and in the 
accompanying cut we give a figure 
of the larva. The Eyed Tiger-moth 
England, where it is rare, through 
United States into Mexico. It is 
quite common in the Carolinas, and in my boyhood I derived 
much pleasure from rearing the larvae, which fed very freely 
upon the plantain ( Plantago ). 
iheria deflorata Fabricius, 
Fig. 62.— E. deflorata; a larva; 
b magnified hair of larva. 
(After Riley.) 
ranges from southern New 
the southern parts of the 
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