1904] SMITH: — SPRING MOTHS 3 I 



The moths fly to the light, and on striking the glass drop into the kerosene and 

 sink as far as the water, where they float, and are thus out of the way of the next 

 comers. The water keeps them out of contact with any dirt which may be at the 

 bottom. In the morning I take the moths out by the legs with a pair of fine- 

 pointed forceps, lay them on several thicknesses of old newspaper in the bottom 

 of a good-sized pasteboard box, and leave them for a few hours to get rid of the 

 bulk of the oil ; then soak them in gasolene for several hours. When removed 

 from the gasolene and laid on blotting paper to dry they soon appear as fresh and 

 clean as though never wet. I have taken in this way about five hundred species. 

 Below is a list of those taken during the spring months. 



March 30. 

 Honwglaea hircina. 



April : first half. 



Copipanolis cubilis, Eutolype rolaudi, Psaphidia resuviens, Pachtiobia salicarum, 

 Calocampa nupera, Nyctobia fusi/asiiafa, Paleacrita vernata, Phigalia titea, Xylina 

 and Scopelosoma^ several species. 



April : second half. 



Calocampa curvimacula, Drasteria, 2 species, Lycia ursaria, Eutrapela alci- 

 phearia, Azelina peplaria, Abbotana c/emataria, Celama triquetratia. 



May : first half. 



Apatela xy/iniformis, A. oblinita, Crocigrapha nomiatii, Phoberia atomaris, 

 ypsia undularis, Melalopha albosigma, Mesoleuca intermediata, Orthofidonia vesta- 

 liaia, Homochlodes fritinaria, Anagoga occiduaria, Plagodis keutzingi, Hyperitis 

 amkaria, Metanema quercivoraria. 



May : second half. 



Deidamia his crip turn, Sphinx gordius, Automeris io, Estigmene acraea, E. con- 

 grua, Isia isabella, Diacrisia virgitiica, Apantesis virguticula, A. rectilinea^ A. arge, 

 A. phyllira, A. phalerata, Arsilonche albovenosa, Balsa malana, Caradrina mira?ida, 

 Hyppa xylinoides, Euplexia lucipara, Actinotia ramosula, Feltia volubilis, Mamestra 

 detracta, M. grandis, M. rosea, Ulolonche modesta, Heliophila luteopallens , H. albi- 

 iinea, If. ftiultilinea, Graphiphora oviducta, Gortyna ti-albufn, Eiithisanotia unio, 

 Autographa simplex, Abrostola urejitis, Ogdoconta cinereola, Marasmalus ventilator, 

 Eustrotia concinnimacula, Tarache candefacta., Euparthenos nubilis, Parallelia bistri- 



