CALLIMORPHA PHYLLIRA. 



Plate VII. fig. 2. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Noctiiriia. Family: Arctiidtie, Steph. 



Genus. Callimorpha, Lat?'. Leach. Ilypercompa, Steph. Heraclia, Hubner. PhahEna Bombyx, Drurij. 



CALLIMORPHA Phyllira. Alls anticis nigris lineis albidis apicalibus, literam B referentibus ; posticis sanguiupis 

 inaculis nigi-is. (Expans. Alar. I unc. 6 Im.) 



Syn. Phaliiiua (Bombyx) Pbyllira, Urnr;/, Append, v. i. Oiwier, Erie. Meth. 5. 94. 230. Abbot and Smith, Ins. 

 Geory. tab. 64. 



Habitat : Xew York ; taken on tlie 12tb day uf July. 



Upper Side. Tlie antennte are black, small, and thread-like, near half an inch long ; the lieatl and 

 thorax cream-coloured. Behind the head are two black spots, and on the thorax are three others, 

 longer, and running parallel with it. The abdomen is scarlet, and on each segment is a black mark, 

 forming a row, united together in the mickUe. All the wings are entire. The anterior ones black, with 

 cream-coloured cilia ; the interior edge, and part of the anterior, next the body, are margined with cream 

 colour. A line of the same colour, runs from the body, parallel with, and near to the posterior edge, quite 

 to the external one, where, suddenly returning, in a zigzag manner, it ends at the anterior edge, near the 

 tips, and forms two angles, like a B, with a line placed across its top, or upper part. The posterior 

 wings are scarlet, having a thin border of black, running along their external edges, with four black 

 spots above it, those nearest the abdomen, being in shape like hearts. 



Under Side. Like the upper : but the colours are more faint and less distinct. 



The caterpillar of this species is brown, with small dorsal and lateral diamond-shaped 

 yellow spots, emitting fascicles of hairs. It feeds, according to Abbot, on the cross- wort, 

 corn, peas, wheat, &c. One of the caterpillars spun up on the tth of April, and the 

 moth appeared on the 29th. Another spun up on the '27th of May, and came out on the 

 l6th of Jime. It continues breeding during most part of the summer. 



SPILOSOMA NAIS. 



Plate VII. fig. 3. 



Order- Lepidoptera. Section: Noctnrna. Fa.mily: Arctiidae, S*(?;;7«. 



Genus. Spilosoma, 5<fpA. Arctia, p. ScAraji*. Eyprepia, p. Ocfe. Phalaena (Noctua), Drjo-i/. 



Spilosom A Nats. Alls anticis nigris lineis tribus longitudinalibus fusco-fiilvescentibiis, duabus supcrioribus extcrne 

 connexis, posticis pallidioribus margine irregulari nigro. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 91iu.) 



Syn. Phatena (Noctua) Nais, Drunj, Append, v. 2. 



Habitat : New York ; taken on the 24th day of June. 



Upper Side. The antennee are black, and pectinated; the head and body are of a light yellowish 

 brown. On the thorax are three black marks, running parallel with it, with several black spots on the 

 abdomen. The anterior wings are black ; the cilia of a light yellowish brown, which colour is continued 

 along the interior edges, up to the body ; some broad lines, of the same colour, occupy about two-thirds 

 of the wing, running parallel with the anterior and interior edges. The posterior wings are of the same 

 light yellowish brown, with a faint black spot on each, having a broad irregidar border, of a faint black. 



