38 • Tkansactions of the Kansas 



Callimorpha Latreille. 



119. interrupto-mavginata Beauv. — Rare ; a single specimen talien at Leavenworth 

 by Dr. Carpenter. 



120. Lecontei Boisd. {militaris Harr). — The Soldier Moth. White, with front 

 wings margined and crossed with brown bands ; expands two inches ; common ; 

 bred from the " false gromwell " (Onosmodium). 



121. vestalis Packard. — White, with front margins of front wings and the legs 

 yellowish ; expands 2 inches ; rare. Mr. Riley considers this species to be identical 

 with C. fulvicosta Clemens, the larva of wiiich feeds upon young peach leaves in the 

 spring, and is called by him the Blue Spangled Peach-worm. 



Arctia Schk. 



122. virgo Linn. — Virgin Tiger Moth. Front wings black, with many interlac- 

 ing stripes of flesh color; hind wings vermilion, with black spots along the margin 

 and in the centre; expands 2% to 23^ inches; rare. 



123. parthenice Kirb}' (Saundersli Grote). — Similar to the preceding, but smaller, 

 also with the black of front wings more restricted, and without black spots in the 

 centre of the hind wings; expands 1.65 inches; abundant; bred by Mr. Gaumer 

 from iron-weed {Ver)ionia)\ also by Mr. Saunders, of Canada, from lambs-quarter 

 {Ghenopodium). 



124. phalerata Harris. — The Harnessed Tiger Moth. Stripes on front wings 

 pale yellow, and fewer than in the preceding; hind wings j-ellow, tinged with red, 

 with black margins sometimes entire and sometimes broken into spots ; expands 1^^ 

 inches. Not uncommon. 



125. Phylira Drury. — Similar to virgo, but smaller, and without black spots in 

 centre of hind wings; expands 1% to \% inches. Not common. 



126. decorata Saunders {Nais Drury). — Similar to j9/iaferate, but with the black 

 portion more extended and of a deeper shade. Rare. 



127. virguncula Kirby. — Hind wings yellow, with black margins and spots ; 

 expands 1^ inches. Rare. 



128. Persephone Grote. — Similar to the last species, but with broader stripes 

 upon the front wings, and the black margin of the hind wing unbroken. Rare. 



129. Arge Drury. — The black of the front wings is almost obliterated by the 

 broad white bands; hind wings white, with a slight reddish tinge, and about six 

 very small black spots near the outer margins ; expands 2 to 2,14' inches. Not com- 

 mon. Feeds upon plantain, and is said to cause great destruction to young Indian 

 corn in the Southern States. 



Pyrrharctia Packard. 



130. Isabella Smith. — The Isabella Tiger Moth. Tawny, with obscure black 

 markings; hind wings lighter; expands 2 inches; abundant; feeds upon clover, 

 dandelion, and plantain. 



Leucarctia Packard. 



131. acrcca Smith. — The Salt-marsh Moth. All the wings white in the female, 

 with small black spots ; the hind wings tawuj- yellow; expands 2 1-5 inches. Quite 

 common ; found feeding upon beet leaves by Mr. Gaumer. This species is abundant 

 along the coast, where it is very destructive to the grass in salt-marshes. Its pres- 

 ence here is doubtless due to the abundant salt deposits of Kansas. 



Spilosoma Stephens. 



132. Virginica Fabr. — The Virginia Ermine Moth. Pure white, with one black 

 dot upon each front wing, and two upon each hind wing ; expands \% to 2 inches. 



