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4028. Abbottana clemataria Smith & Abbot. 



April 17-May 4; June 30-August i. Common. Foodplants : 

 oak, wild cherry. 



Family EPIPLEMID^. 



4044. Calledapteryx dryopterata Grote. 



May 2i-June 27; August 3-17. Widely distributed, but scarce. 

 This curious little species assumes a rather unique posture when at rest. 

 It folds the secondaries over the abdomen and expands the primaries 

 and rests on top of the leaves among the herbage in the woods 

 [and vibrates its primaries after alighting. Editor.'\ 



Family NOLID^. 



4046. Celama triquetrana Fitch. 



April 17-May 5. Fairly common in forests, where witch-hazel 

 grows. Mr. Krautwurm found the larvaj on this plant. 

 4053. Nola ovilla Grote. 



Pittsburgh, April 26-28 (Engel, Krautwurm); New Brighton, 

 April 29-May 9 ; July 27-August 3 (Merrick). 

 4055. Rceselia minuscula Zeller. 



New Brighton, May 25 (Merrick); Pittsburgh, May 13 (Engel). 



4058. Nigetia formosalis Walker. 



Panther Hollow, Schenley Park. Scarce. A specimen taken at 

 sugar by Holland in Schenley Park is figured in the " Moth Book." 



Family LACOSOMID^. 



4059. Cicinnus melsheimeri Harris. 



Pittsburgh, June 11 (Engel); New Brighton, June 5-23 (Merrick); 

 Wilmerding (Zahrobsky). 



4060. Lacosoma chiridota Grote. 



New Brighton, June 13 (Merrick, Hope); Wilmerding, June 18, 

 two specimens (Zahrobsky). 



Family PSYCHID^. 



4065. Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haworth. 



Dr. Holland found the larval case on a shrub in his garden. [Prob- 

 ably an imported specimen. Editor.'] The moth has not been ob- 

 served here to the writer's knowledge. [But it is very abundant in 

 various localities in West Virginia, below Pittsburgh. Editor.'] 



