A Systematic List of Lepidoj^tera, 247 



Genus 3, Deilephila, Och. 

 1. D. GalUj Fab.] C hamaenerii, JTarns; Intermedia, iTtrfty, var. ; Sphinx 



Epilobii, Harris. — Abundant on Lilac Blos- 

 soms, June. 

 Distribution. — New Hampshire, (B. M. C.) ; Lake Superior, (Agas- 



siz) ; Massachusetts, (Harris) ; Orillia, C.W., 

 (Bush) ; York Factory, Hudson's Bay Terri- 

 tories, (Dr. Rae) ; Sorel, (Eu.) 



Family Sesul^ Steph. 

 Genus 1, Sesia, Fab. 



1. S. Thisbe, Fab.] Pelasgus, Cramer 4" Harris ; ruficaudis, Kirby, var. 



— Not uncommon, July and August ; flies 

 by day. 

 Distribution. — New York, (Doubleday) ; Massachusetts (Harris) ; 



New Jersey, (Kirby) ; Orillia, C.W., (Bush.) ; 

 Eastern Townships, (Gosse) ; Sorel. 



2. S. diffinis, Boisd. — Not uncommon in gardens on hot days in July. 



Distribution. — United States, (Doubleday) ; Orillia, C.W., (Bush.) ; 



St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's 

 Bay, (G. Barnston) ; Sorel. 



Family Castniid^, Swains ; Agaristiad-^, Harris. 



Genus 1, Alypia, Hiibner. 

 1. A. octomaculata, Fab. — Not very common, June, (August, Gosse). 



"The Canada^. 8-maculata diflfers generally 

 from those of the United States, in having 

 smaller spots and less distinct blue streaks 

 in the fore-wings, and it has no trace of the 

 basal spot in the hinder wings." — Walker^ 

 Brit. Mus. Cat. Lepid. Het., Part I, p. 60. 

 Distribution. — Georgia, United States, and Nova Scotia, (B.M. 



C. at); Eastern Townships, (Gosse). 



Group 2. BoMBYCiNA, Stainton. 



Family. Hepialid^, Steph. 



Genus 1, Hepialus, Fab. 

 1. H. argenteomaculatus, Harris. — Not common, July. 



Distribution. — Massachusetts, (Harris) ; Lake Superior, (Agassiz) 



Eastern Townships, (Gosse) : Sorel. 



Family. ZEUZBRiD-fi, Boisd. 



Genus 1, Cossus, Fab. 

 1. C. plagiatus. Walker. — Rare, July. 



In 1857, Mr. T. R. Peale, of the United States Patent office, named 



this species Cossus McMurtrici, and informed 

 me that it was common South of Pennsylva- 

 nia, but rare in the Middle States." 



