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Adult. — Dcsmia juncralis. 

 Pyralis funcralts Hubn., Pyral. f., 103, 1796. 

 Anania funeralis Hubn., Verz. Schm., 360, 3449- 

 Botys bicolor ? Swain., Zool. Illustr., II, pi. tt, 1821-2. 

 Desiiiia maculatis Westw., Mag. Z06I. Class, IX, pi. 2, 1832. 

 Desmia funeralis (Hubn.) Gucn., Delt. et Pyral., No. 124, p. 190, 1854. 



Expanded tlie wings of the moth measure about nine tenths of 

 an inch. They are very dark brown with an opalescent or silvery 

 reflection and border with white. In both sexes the forewings have 

 two nearly oval, white spots. The hind wings of the male bear one 

 spot, which may be divided in the female. The body is black crossed 

 by two white bands in the female and by one band in the male. 



Strauss reared seven species of hymenopterous and tliree species 

 of dipterous parasites from the larvae and pupae of Dcsmia funeralis 

 and an account of these together with a bibliography of 26 titles 

 can be found in his publication. 



Celerio lineata Fabr. 



This well-known species is known to feed on purslane, buckwheat, 

 turnip, watermelon, chickweed, dock, apple, currant, grape, goose- 

 berry and evening primrose according to Beutenmuller (Amer. Mus. 

 Nat. His. Guide Leaflet No. 10, 1903) and is recorded by Smith (Ins. 

 N. J., N. J. St. Mus. Rept., 1909) as being common throughout New 

 Jersey, July to November. 



During the summer of 1919 it was abundant at Princeton on 

 evening primrose being grown for experimental purposes, but ap- 

 peared to be rare on this plant in other parts of the state. During 

 the 1918 season, it was found on primrose at Nutley, N. J. Accord- 

 ing to Mary C. Dickerson (Moths and Butterflies, 1901) the cater- 

 pillars are three inches long and vary greatly in coloring and mark- 

 ings. There appears to be two, kinds, one being yellowish green 

 with a series of connected spots along each side of the back, each 

 spot being colored crimson, yellow and black, the other being black 

 with a yellow line down the middle of the back and yellow spots of 

 various sizes along the sides. These two styles may vary in many 

 ways. Pupation takes place in the soil, this stage hibernating. 



The moth is a beautiful one, known as the White Lined Sphinx. 

 Two broods occur, the first appearing during June and July and the 

 second during the latter part of .\ugust and early in .September. 



