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SatttrnidcE are not uncommon. The cocoons of P. Cecropia and Poli/phemus common 

 on the twigs of Acer dasycarpum and other shade trees, while Promethea and 

 Attacus Luna arc not uncommon. 



Many hawk moths abound ; for instance, SpJiinx quinquemaculata is very common, 

 the larvae eating the tomato, and hence called " tomato bugs," for everything aUve in 

 this country is called a bug. Deilephila Chamceneril and lineata are very common 

 over flowers. 



Thyatira cymatophor aides, 14th July, sugar, not common ; expultrix, 23rd Juno 

 to July, not common at sugar. 



Raphiaf rater, 25th Jmie, rare at sugar. 



Acronycta occidentalis, 2nd June, common at sugar and rest until August ; 

 morula, 10th July, i-are at rest ; connecta, 12th August, rare at sugar ; Jiastulifera, 

 26th June, not common at rest ; dactyllna, 2 itli July, rare at sugar ; Irumosa, 17th 

 May, July, and August, not uncommon at rest and sugar ; Verrilli, 20th July, rare at 

 sugar ; noctivaga, 6th June to August, rare at light and sugar ; superans, 25th June, 

 July, not unfrequent at sugar ; ovata, 18th June, bred, rare at sugar ; sulochrea, 

 n. 8., 2nd July, rare at sugar; dissecia, 17th June, two specimens at rest ; oblinita, 

 26th May, at rest, very frequent, a second brood in August, cocoons very common 

 on palings. 



Sryophila lepidula, 16th July, rare at sugar; 2'«^^i«^''Jcj«?a, 29th June, frequent 

 at rest and sugar. 



Noctua sigmoides, 29th June to August, not unfrequent at sugar ; augur, 3rd 

 July, common at sugar ; haja, 3rd August to September, very common at sugar ; 

 C-nigrum, 11th June to September, very common at sugar and light, specimens 

 larger than in Europe ; bicarnea, 31st July to September, very frequent at sugar and 

 at lune Vjlooms ; Normaniana, n. s., 31st July to September, frequent at sugar. This 

 has hitherto, I believe, been considered the same as iV. triangulum : I am reminded 

 much more of N. depuncta, which seems its nearest ally ; clandestina, 19th June to 

 July, common at sugar and lime blooms ; Irunneicollis, 2nd July to September, rare 

 at sugar ; alternata, 1st July to September, very common at sugar ; ctipida, 17th 

 July, August, frequent at sugar ; rubi l 4th August, rare at sugar. 



Agrotia herilis, Slst July to September, very common at rest, sugar, and light ; 

 tricosa, 3rd August to September, very common at rest, light, and sugar ; subgothica, 

 9th August to September, not so frequent as the preceding two species at rest, sugar, 

 and light. All three species very abundant on flowers of tliistle Cuicus arveiisis, and 

 unopened flowers of Verbasctim thapsus ; Fennica, lOlh August, one specimen at 

 rest. This seems to be quite as rare on this continent as in Europe, only two or 

 three specimens, I believe, are known in the Cabinets liere, and these from Labrador 

 and California ; lesselata, 29th June, bred from larva; found in abundance at roots of 

 Malva rotundifolia, &c., in May, afterwards, to end of July, swarming at sugar, rest, 

 and lime blooms. Many remarkable and beautiful varieties just as in our trilici ; 

 Cochrani, 27th July, bred, afterwards, to September, common at sugar and rest ; 

 saucia, 14th August, not uncommon at sugar ; miffuxa, 2nd June to October, swarming 

 at sugar, flowers, and light. Larger and more strongly marked than in Europe ; 

 venerabilis, 6th September, not unfrequent at light, sugar and in breeding case. 



