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1842. Harris, T. W. — Arctia arge. Eep. Mass. Insects. General 

 description of moth and larva. Moth taken from May 20 

 till middle of July. Caterpillars appear sometimes in great 

 numbers in October. Eat leaves of plantain and other 

 herbaceous plants. Sometimes very destructive to Indian 

 CORN in Southern States. 



1861. Clemens, ^.—Arctia dione. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1860, 

 • p. 528. Description of moth. N. Y., Mass., Ga., 111. 



1832. Harris, T. W. — Arctia arge. Insects injurious to vegetation, 

 3d ed. p. 346. (See under 1842.) 



1862. Morris, J. G. — Arctia dione. Synop. Lep. N. A., Appendix, 



p. 340. Description of moth and larva. U. S. 



Saunders, W. — Idem. Synop. Can. Arctiidae p. 7. 



Packard, A. S., Jr.— Arctia arge. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila. HI., 

 p. 118. (Synopsis of the Bombycidfe of the U. S.) Synon- 

 ymy and bibliography. In Massachusetts this species is 

 not infrequent, and becomes more abundant southward. 



1873. Lintner, J. A.— Idem. Eep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H. XXIII.,p. 



193. Larva coHected Feb. 23, in N. Y. 



1874. Lintner, -J. A.— Idem. Eep. N. Y. St. Cab. N. H. XXVL, p. 



179. Imago taken July 28, 1872. 



1875. Snow, F. H.— Idem. Trans. Kan. Acad. Sci. IV., p. 38. Not 



common in Kansas. Feeds upon plantain. 



1878. French, G. H.— Idem. 7th Eep. St. Ent. of 111. p. 182. 

 General description of moth and larva. Food plants, plan- 

 tain and Indian corn. 



1881. Marten, John.— Idem. 10th Eep. St. Ent. of 111. p. 115. 

 General description of larva. Feeds on plantain and In- 

 dian corn. 



CoQuiLLET, D. W.— Idem. 10th Eep. St. Ent. 111. p. 170. 

 Specific description of larva. Feeds on evening primrose. 

 Sept. to May. 



4. The Salt Marsh Moth. 



{LeucarcHa acraa, Drury.) 



1797. Sm.th, J. E. — Phalana acria. Nat. Hist. Lep. Ins. Ga. p. 

 133, tab. 67. 



1816. HuBNER, Jacob. — Estiqmene acria. Samml. Exot. Schm 

 Bd. 2, pi. 191, no loc. 



1823. Harris, T. W. — Arctia pseaderminea. Mass. Agr. Eep. and 

 Journ. p. 322, pi. i. Description of larva and moth. Life 

 history and habits. Very destructive to grasses in salt 

 marshes about Boston. Eggs iaid in middle of June. 

 Hatch in seven or eiglit days. Larvae attain full size in 



