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expedition to Chelsea in search of Thecla Niphon only resulted in the 

 capture of a single specimen, although all the circumstances seemed 

 favourable; the weather was warm and clear and the meadow where it 

 was taken in abundance in 1880 wascopiously decked in every direction 

 with the flowers of Antennaria plantaginifolia, its favourite plant. Early 

 in the spring the Canker Worm {Anisopieryx pomstaria) appeared in 

 destructive numbers in some of the apple orchards near the city and 

 also greatly defoliated basswoods, ashes, etc., in the neighbouring 

 country. The Eye-spotted Bud-moth, another pest of the apple, was also 

 exceedingly troublesome, destroying the forming bunches of blossoms, 

 and also boring down into the heart of the fruit spurs. Two other small 

 moths belonging to the TorlricidcB also beset the apple trees to a serious 

 degree. These were Caccesia rosaceana, a leaf roller which feeds on 

 various plants besides the apple, and Lophoderus quadrifasciana^ 

 Fern., a small apple-leaf roller. Experiments were tried for controlling 

 all of these, and it was found tha: spraying with a weak mixture of Paris 

 Green was the most successful treatment. Locally the Black Army 

 Worm, Noctua fennica, appeared in destructive numbers and committed 

 sjrious injury to crops, particularly peas and clover. A fine specimen 

 of the large and rare moth Erebus odora was taken by Mr. Martin 

 Griffin, jr., and presented to the Museum ot the Geological Survey. 

 This moth has upon a few occasions been taken in Canada, but it 

 belongs to the West Indian fauna, and it is supposed that the specimens 

 taken in Canada have flown here from the Southern States or the West 

 Indies. Acronycfa funeralis, a rare and very pretty species, was bred 

 from white birch. The caterpillar is blackish-green, and is marked on 

 each segment along the back with an orange blotch, which bears long 

 flattened hairs of a quill-like consistency. The caterpillar was taken 

 almost full grown ir June, and the moth emerged in August. 



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