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XYLINA ANTENNATA Walker @ 
Ord. Lepidoptera: Fam. Noctuidae 
The extensive defoliation of soft maples by the larvae of this species 
at Schenectady and presumably at other places in the state, is another 
instance of how destructive comparatively unknown species may become, 
provided conditions are favorable. 
Recent injuries. The numerous soft maples at Schenectady were 
practically stripped of their foliage by hordes of light green caterpillars. 
On June 20, many were to be seen on the affected trees, not infrequently 
50 to roo on a Single trunk. On the sidewaiks, along the curbing aid in 
the roadway, larvae were crawling hither and thither. Even were one 

a Determined by Drs H. G. Dyarand J B. Smith. 
