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stripe is a light line on each side of which is a zigzag row of 

 small prickles from each of which issues one or two black or 

 whitish hairs ; on each side of the body are a a few small prickles 

 from each of which issues a thin cluster of whitish hairs ; a 

 whitish stigmatal line; segment ii slightly humped ; head large, 

 the sides pale green, the face reddish brown, sometimes tinged 

 with pink ; length i}^ inches. One specimen was found upon 

 a plum-tree, July 26 ; it entered the earth and spun a tough 

 cocoon, August 8, producing the imago, May 12, of the following 

 year. Another specimen was found upon a cherry-tree ; it 

 assumed the chrysalis form, August 31, disclosing the imago, 

 May 25, of the following year-. 



Arctia virguncula, Kirby. — Body black ; hair in spreading 

 clusters from black warts ; the hair in the region of the spiracles 

 is reddish brown, the rest black ; head shining black ; length i}4 

 inches. Feeds on knot grass {Polygonum aviciilare). One speci- 

 men found April 28, spun a thin cocoon June 10, disclosing the 

 imago June 27. 



Catocala fratercula, Grote and Robinson. — Body ashen 

 gray, the dorsal space dark gray, and on its outer edge is a row 

 of black pilferous spots ; on top of segment 8 is a conical dark 

 gray projection, tipped with whitish ; posterior part of segment 

 8 blackish ; venter pale greenish white with a row of black spots 

 in the middle, one spot to each segment ; the two anterior pairs 

 of abdominal legs are much smaller than the two posterior pairs ; 

 head light gray, bordered on the top and sides with black ; length 

 i^ inches. One specimen found on a burr oak tree, spun its 

 cocoon June i, disclosing the imago June 28. 



Catocala amica, Htibner. — Body slender, dull greenish 

 yellow, a light dorsal stripe, on each side of which is a darker 

 stripe on which is a row of black piliferous spots ; a stigmatal 

 row of black piliferous spots ; on top of segment 8 is a slight 

 prominence ; venter greenish white, with a row of black spots in 

 the middle, one spot to each segment ; the two anterior pairs of 

 abdominal legs are smaller than the two posterior pairs ; head 

 gray, with two white spots on upper part of face; length i^ 

 inches. Found two specimens on a burr oak tree, June 5 ; they 

 spun cocoons about July 3, disclosing the imagoes July 24. 



Mamestra TRIFOLII, Rott. — Body green ; a dark dorsal 

 line ; a white stigmatal line ; piliferous spots not visible ; venter 

 green, unmarked, head pale green ; length nearly i inch. 

 One specimen found upon CJienopodiiun album, July 5, entered 

 the earth the next day, disclosing the imago July 23. 



EUSTROTIA CARNEOLA, Guenee.-^Body green, usually very 

 dark, the subdorsal space sometimes tinged with blackish ; a 

 white dorsal line sometimes edged with black ; a white subdor- 



