294 W. D. KEARFOTT. 



Forewiiig :— Greyish blue, dorsal patch, narrow iuuer fascia, middle fascia and 

 spots on outer third light brown. 



Basal patch barely touches costa, obliquely to dorsum, involving one-fifth of 

 latter, indented twice before median line, light brown at extreme base and black- 

 ish fuscous outwardly. The outer edge of inner fascia straight, oblique to fold, 

 thence inwardly oblique to dorsum. On its inner edge it is less distinctly de- 

 fined, the ground color overlapping it above the fold, below the fold it nearly 

 coalesces with dorsal edge of basal patch, beginning at the fold, in the inner 

 edge, a narrow dash of black scales points towards doi'sum. The central fascia 

 is roughly triangular, the inner edge nearly straight and slightly oblique, the 

 outer edge points towards angle for half its length and then obtusely turns 

 obliquely inward to dorsum, color light brown, clouded with dark brown directly 

 on and a quarter below costa, a small black dot on outer margin at widest part; 

 outlined on both sides, except the upper quarter, by whitish scales. Triangular 

 anal angle brown spot lightest towards base, and dark brown running into 

 smoky black at angle and in cilia. Large marginal patch is diamond shape, 

 almost evenly colored dark brown, a narrow line of dark blue or black scales 

 separating the upper part from margin. Above this the costal and apical spots 

 of brown almost exclude the ground color, being separated from each other by 

 narrow whitish bands, through the centre, of which run short narrow lines of 

 blue-black scales. There are but three large costal spots, the inner the largest, 

 roughly rectangular, with an outer spur running towards and almost joining the 

 large marginal patch, the apical spot oblong, slightly pointed at upper and lower 

 ends, light brown on costa, darker below, with an irregular vertical line of blue 

 black scales. Lines of these same scales completely surround it, except where it 

 touches costa, and a short space at apex. The two costal spots between the above 

 are rectangular and less than half the size of the apical spots. Between these 

 four spots short lines of blue black almost touch costa. On costa between middle 

 fascia and first large spot is a small brown dash, with whitish scales on each side, 

 between inner and middle fascia, on costa is a small brown dash and beyond it a 

 small elipse of dark bluish scales, between them the scales are a shade paler than 

 the ground color. Cilia light brown, shaded with smoky fuscous at apex, middle 

 and anal angle, tips of scales white. 



Underside smoky-fuscous, with six geminated whitish costal spots. Hiudwing 

 pale fuscous internally, becoming smoky-brown outwardly, darkest at apex, cilia 

 paler; underside evenly pale fuscous, with a few dark scales at apex. Abdomen 

 smoky-brown above, pale fuscous beneath, tuft on 12 yellow, on 13 white. Legs 

 whitish, annulated with dark brown. Expanse 11.5 to 12.5 mm. 



U. S. Nat. Mus., type No. 8150. 



Bred from Liriodendrou tulipifera L. Second or mid summer 

 brood, larva July 2nd, pupa July 9th, issued July 21st, Montclair, 

 N. J. July 10th to 18th, Washington, D. C. In N. M. are several 

 specimens of third or winter brood, No. 149, also May 7, 1883. I 

 have collected larva; of this last brood as late as October 15th. The 

 habit of the two broods observed is to spin a narrow text along one 

 side of mid rib, close to the base, as larva grows this tent is extended 



