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Drepanidae 

 Oreta Walker 



0. iRRORATA Pack. N. E. Harbor, July 10 (Minot) ; Bar Har- 

 bor (Burton). 



0. ROSEA Walk. N. E. Harbor, July 10-Sept. 5 (Minot). The 

 larva feeds on Viburnum. 



Drepana Sclirank 



D. ARCUATA Walk. S. W. Harbor, July 16. The larva is soli- 

 tary and forms a web. It feeds on birch and alder. 

 D. ARCUATA var. GENicuLA Grt. N. E. Harbor, July 19 (Minot). 



Falcaria Haworth 



F. BiLiNEATA Pack. N. E. Harbor, July 19 (Minot) ; Salisbury 

 Cove, Aug. (Dahlgren). The larva feeds on birch. 



CiTHERONiiDAE. Royal moths 

 Anisota Hiibner 



A. viRGiNiENsis Drury. Jordan Pond; Bar Harbor; S. W. 



Harbor, June 10-25. The larva feeds on oak and is known 



as the rosy-striped oak-worm. 

 A. RUBicuNDA Fab. N. E. Harbor, June 26 (Minot). The 



larva is known as the green-striped maple-worm. 



Saturnhdae. Giant silk-worms 

 Tbopaea Hiibner 



T. LUNA Linn. Luna moth. Bar Harbor; N. E. Harbor; Sal- 

 isbury Cove ; Echo Lake, June 26-July 27. The larva feeds 

 on birch, etc. 



Telea Hiibner 



T. POLYPHEMUS Cram. American silk-worm. Bar Harbor; 

 S. W. Harbor, June 16-July 10. The larva feeds on oak, 

 elm, linden, etc. 



Lasiocampidae 



Malacosoma Hiibner 



M. AMERICANA Fab. American tent caterpillar. N. E. Har- 

 bor; Salisbury Cove; S. W. Harbor, July 18-25. The lar- 

 vae form large tent-like webs on the apple, cherry, and 

 other trees. 



