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53^- •^- inl('i'nii'iUata{}'). Bred from the et,'g an Elm, wliich is I 

 think the natural food plant, as I find the moth on the trunks of Elms. 

 This is the first of its genus to appear in spring, appearing at Sallow with 

 the Taeniocampse, etc. 



339. R. lacusirala. Larva found on wild anti cultivated Raspberry. 

 The larva however will eat anything. 



346. O. ferrugata. Raised from larva found on Smartweed. Bred 

 from the egg on Poh'gonum aviculare. Very pretty and variable as bred. 

 (Nepeta glechoma. ) 



347. O. designa/a. Larva found on Peppergrass, also on Radish in 

 the garden. (Cabbage, Water Cress.) 



356. P. iiivcrsilineaia. Larva common on Grape and Ampelopsis ; 

 it is long and slender and in color varies from yellow to brown. 



358. P. kslnia. Raised from larva found on cultivated Bean, but 

 it would not eat after capture. (Birch, Willow.) 



366. P. truncahi. Raised from larva beaten from Alder. I found 

 larvce, which seemed to be exactly the same, on Willow, but did not 

 raise them. 



367. H. tn/asciaia. Raised from a short thick larva found in a web 

 in a Willow leaf at Denver, Col. (Alder. 1 



371. E. periineaia. Beaten from Beech and Birch. 



373. P fliiviata. Raised from a larva found on Elm. (Polygonum.) 



376. P. 77iiiUiferala Raised from the (t^,% on Polygonum aviculare. 

 Bred. 



390. E. miserulaia. Beaten from Tamarack. I have found this 

 larva, or something very like it, on Amelanchier canadensis, and the moth 

 is common about its flowers in spring. (Juniper, Fruit of the Currant.) 



393. E. absynlhiala. Found in plenty by sweeping or searching 

 the flowers of Golden Rod, etc., by night. (Flowers of Senecio, 

 Artemisia, etc.) 



Note by the Editor. 



The above list of food plants was sent to me, in answer to a request 

 made for private purposes. I have thought it too important a paper to be 

 kept from the public, and so, with as little change as possible, have pub- 

 lished it. To each species I have added in parentheses other food plants 

 upon which the larva are known to feed. Thus all the food plants known 

 to me of the species given above, are placed together before the reader. 

 There are of course many species not given in this list, of which the food 

 plants are known. Before giving these, I solicit from Entomologists any 

 information they may have of the food plants of the Geometridce , that at 

 some time in the future I may give not only additions to the above, but 

 as complete a list as possible. 



