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Common ; devours peas, beaus, corn, plantain, grasses, and sometimes grape, currant 

 and gooseberry. 



Hyphantria. 

 133. textor Harris. — The Fall Web-worm or Weaver. Generally pure white, 

 occasionally with black spots; expands 0.9 to 1.4 inches, xibundant from June to 

 September. Spins a web as it feeds, and attacks a great many trees and other 

 plants, especially pear, cherry, apple, Osage orange, and hickory. 



EcPAXTHERiA Hubner. 

 184. scribonia Stoll. — The Great Leopard Moth. Wliite with numerous black 

 rings upon front wings ; expands 2J^ inches. Rare ; feeds upon sunflowers, plan- 

 tain and willow (Riley). 



Halesidota Hubner. . 

 135. tessellaris Smith. — The Checkered Tussock-moth. Pale yellow, semitrans- 

 parent wings, the front pair crossed by smoky checkered bands ; expands 1% to 2 

 inches. Quite common. 



EucHAETEs Harris. 

 13G. Egle Drury. — White, with yellowish margin to front wings ; expands IJ^ to 

 1^^ inches. Not common ; feeds upon the common milkweed. 



137. Oregonensis Stretch. — Similar to the preceding but without the yellow mar- 

 gin of front wings. 



138. Spraguei Grote. — Slate color, with red margins. Rare ; only one specimen. 



Lagoa Harris. 



139. crispata Packard. — Yellowish white, with dusky patches upon each front 

 wing ; very woolly ; expands 1% to 1% inches. Feeds upon the wild blackberry. 



EucLEA Hubner. 



140. poenoata Clemens. — Front wings green, with brown margins all around ; 

 hind wings dingy white ; expands one inch. Not common. 



Parasa Moore. 



141. chloris H.-S. — Similar to the preceding but without brown upon inner mar- 

 gin. Rare. 



Empretia Clemens. 



142. stimulea Clemens. — Seen only as a larva, which, from its peculiar markings, 

 has been called the " Saddleback " larva. Feeds upon the pear. Rare. 



PiiOBETRUM Hubner. 

 148. pithecium Smith. — The Ilag-moth. Seen only as a larva, which has curious 

 fleshy "arms." Rare; feeds upon the crab-apple. 



Lacosojia Grote. 



144. chiridota Grote. — Rare ; one specimen, determined for me by Dr. Packard. 



IcHTHYURA Hubuer. 



145. inclusa Hubner. — Grayish brown, the front wings crossed with whitish lines 

 having a yellowish brown spot near the apex; expands 1% inches. Not common. 



146. albosigma Fitch.— Similar in color to the last but with the white lines more 

 distinct, and the apical spot somewhat resembling the letter S; expands 1% inches. 

 Not common. 



Datana Walker. 



147. perspicua G. and R.— The Sumac Moth. Bright yellowish brown, the front 

 wings margined and crossed by darker brown lines; expands 1^ to 2 inches. 

 Abundant ; double-brooded ; feeds upon the common sumac {Ehus glabra). 



148. integerrima G. and R.— Purplish brown, with lines as in the preceding; 

 expands m to 2,44' inches. Abundant ; feeds upon the black-walnut and hickory. 



