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N. S. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



LIFE HISTORY OF WHITE MARKED TUSSOCK MOT H. 

 (Hemerocampa leucostlgma Smith and Abbot) 



MALE 



Lab. 



No. of 

 insect 



337- 



Date 

 of 

 hatch- 

 ing 



July 



Date 



of 

 spin- 

 ning. 



Date I Date 



of of 



last emerg- 



moult ence. 



Aug. 18 

 16 

 14 

 16 

 16 

 14 

 18 

 16 

 14 

 16 

 15 

 8 

 17 

 13 

 16 



Aug. 20 

 19 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 17 

 20 

 18 

 17 

 18 

 18 

 10 

 19 

 15 

 19 



Sept. 



Date 



of 

 death. 



Aug. 27 



Sept. 7 



1 



8 



Sept. 17 



" 15 



" 14 



" 15 



" 12 



" 14 



" 16 



" 20 



" 11 



" 17 



" 14 



2 



" 14 



7 



" 17 



MALE- — Continued 



DURATION OF STAGES. 



Avges. 



