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During- August, 1898, Mr, Canatse}' reported injury to cultivated 

 morning-glory at Georgetown, D. C. , which upon the receipt of speci- 

 mens proved to be due to this species. 



During the second and third weeks of the following June Mr. Kele- 

 her brought numbers of the larvae, which from their peculiar colora- 

 tion and markings are readily distinguishable, found on spearmint 

 {3L'/it/ia sj)u-afa) growing in this city. Captures were made mostly 

 toward dark, and larvffi were sometimes found at large upon the leaves, 

 but more often in rolled-up leaves. Larvse were also taken on morning- 

 glory in the same neigh])orhood, but appeared to prefer mijit. Later 

 specimens were found ])y Mr. Keleher, July 5, feeding on the leaves 

 of a young plum tree, and still later, up to September 28, larvae were 

 brought by him to this office found on morning-glory in this city and 

 Alexandria, Va. July 8 the writer observed this species at work in a 

 bed of cultivated peppermint {3feviha piper f fa) at Cabin John, Md. ; 

 August 21 he found larvw feeding upon the rough hogweed {Amaran- 

 thus retroflexu,s) on the Department grounds; Octol)er 2 larvte were 

 observed on the same plant at Marshall Hall, Md., the knives of which 

 they cut in the same manner as the more useful plants. Morning- 

 glory growing in the inmiediate vicinit}^ was not noticed to be attacked. 



LIFE HISTORY. 



Moths that were placed in confinement, in the same manner as other 

 species that have thus been successful!}^ treated, failed to deposit eggs, 

 and this stage was unfortunately missed. 



From the lot of larva? taken in August, 1881, moths began to issue 

 May 28 of the following year, contiiuiing till June 5. 



The 1888 lot gave out moths Fel)ruary 11, 25, and March 9, This 

 lot was evidently kept in an overheated room, which will account for 

 what must be considered the premature appearance of the adults. 



The larvffi taken in August, 1898, fed freely upon leaves of morn- 

 ing glory, with which they were confined, becoming full grown 

 toward the end of that month. August 30 one of these formed its 

 cocoon, in which it remained as larva until May 4 of the following 

 year, when it transformed to pupa. The imago issued May 25, other 

 moths continuing to issue until June 3. 



The quiescent stage of the larva had thus lasted a little over eight 

 months, and the pupal stage had lasted three weeks. 



The remaining larva? ceased feeding by September 8. 



The first moth from the larvffi obtained in 1899, duT'ing June, was 

 found to have issued earh^ June 5, the remainder issuing a few days 

 afterwards. That there is considerable variation in the time of issu- 

 ance was show^n that year by our rearings, moths being present in our 

 rearing jars as late as August 6. 



According to Professor Bogue's observations, moths, evidentlv of 



