68 WOOD-NYMPH MOTHS. 
THE GRAPE-VINE EPIMENIS. 
(Psychomorpha epimenis Drury). 
There is another bluish caterpillar found feeding upon 
’ the foliage of the grape-vine, but it is very uncommon in our 
State. It is much smaller than the one described above. It 
transforms into a most strikingly marked moth, of a deep, 
velvety-black color, with a broad irregularly lunate white 
patch across the outer third of the front wings, and a some- 
what larger more regular patch of orange-red or brick-red 
on the hind-wings. The under side is similarly marked, but 
that of the front-wings is less velvety, with two additional 
white spots inside near the costa, the outer one generally, 
and sometimes both of 
them, connected with a 
broad white patch. The sur- 
face of the wingsis sprinkled 
with brilliant purple scales, 
which form a narrow band 
near the outer margin of 
each, and appear more or 
less distinctly on the basal 
Fig. 67.—Psychomorpha eplmenis Drury; half of the front- wings. 
a,larva; b, one segment of the same; 
amis maple aye Cae ESE Eer Riley: The antenne of the female 
are thread-like, with alternate black and white scales; those 
of the male are broadly toothed on two sides. The moth is 
shown in Fig. 67; also in Fig. 70, Plate X. 
The young larva attacks the terminal buds of the vine 
in spring, and by fastening the young leaves together by a 
few silken threads it forms a little enclosure. Early in June, 
when it is full grown, it bores into soft wood or any other 
suitable material, and there changes to a reddish-brown 
pupa, about four-tenths of an inch long, roughened on the 
joints, and having a curious flattened horny projection on 
each side of the tip. The insect winters over in the pupal 
state. 
