FAMILY PHALONIIDAE 



Phalonia rutilana (Hbn.) 



Food plant: Juniper. 



Occurrence: Southport and Waldoboro, Maine. 



Totals received: Collections, 3; larvae, f 95; years, 2. 



Larvae: May-June. 



Pupae: June-July. 



Adults: June to early in July. This species was common to 

 abundant on common juniper in 1930 and 1931 in the vicinity of 

 Southport and Waldoboro, Me. Foliage was badly browned.) 



Parasites: 



Collections Host 



Parasite Years yielding larvae^ 



Hymenoptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Agathis bicolor {Prov.) 2 1 1 70 



Chelonus (Microchelonus) sp.._ 13 1 1 70 



Copidosoma i\. sp t24 2 2 80 



Macrocentrus sp.. 1 1 1 70 



Zaleptopygus sp 2 1 1 70 



FAMILY COSSIDAE 



Zeuzera pyrina (L.) leopard moth 



Food plants: Apple, ash, lilac, locust, maple. 

 Occurrence: Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 

 Totals received : Collections, 7 ; larvae and pupae, 7 ; years, 5. 

 Larvae: Larval period extends through 2 summer seasons. 

 Pupae: May to September. 

 Adults: May to September. 

 Life cycle: Nearly 2 years. 

 Parasites: None. 



FAMILY COSMOPTERYGIDAE 



Chrysoclista linneella (Clerck) 



Food plant: European linden. 



Occurrence: Long Island, N. Y. 



Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 7; years, 2. 



Larvae : From summer to following spring. 



Pupae: May-June. 



Adults : Late in May and June. 



Parasites : 



Collections Host 

 Parasite Years yielding larvae 

 Hymenoptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Microplitis sp. {?) 8 11 Un- 



known 1 

 1 Larvae are bast miners. They were not removed for counting. 



FAMILY GELECHIIDAE 



Recurvaria juniperella Kearf . 



Food plant: Juniper (common). 



Occurrence: Southport and Winterport, Maine. Larvae associated 

 with Phalonia rutilana Hbn. 



Totals received: Two collections. 



Larvae : July or August through to following spring. 



Pupae: May, June. 



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