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Anisota sanatoria (Smith) 1 June 15. 



Anisota stigma (Smith), larva, last molt, on oak Sept. 7. 



Xyleutes robinise (Peck) 2 June 17. 



NOCTUIDJE. 



Thyatyra cymataphorides Guen May 25. 



Acronycta Americana (Harris), larva, on oak Sept. 1. 



Aplecta latex Guen June 18. 



Chamyris cerintha (Treits.) July 12. 



Acontia candefacta (Ilubn.) May 27. 



Xylina Bethunei Gr.-Rob Sept. 17. 



Eriopus monetifera Guen June 7- 



Eriopus mollissima Guen June 29. 



Abrostola urentis Guen Aug. 24. 



Plusia festucse (Linn.) Aug. 4. 



Plusia balluca Hubn , July 14. 



Plusia ampla Walk July 14. 



Deva purpurigera Walk July 3. 



Gonoptera libatrix (Linn.) Aug. 24. 



Syneda limbolaris (Iliibn) July 12. 



Catocala piatrix Grotc Sept. 9. 



Catocala cara Guen Sept. 7. 



Catocala concurnbens Doubl Sept. 9. 



Catocala amatrix Iliibn Sept. 12. 



Catocala parta Guen Sept. 24. 



Ophiusa bistriaris Hubn June 17. 



Drasteria erechtea (Cram) May 15. 



Euclidea cuspidea Iliibn June 17. 



Poaphila quadrifilaris (Hubn) May 21. 



3 In the capture of a male of this species on the wing at Center, the same sweep of 

 the net inclosed a second male united to a female in copulation, and a specimen of 

 Sesia di (finis, which were doubtless resting unobserved on some leaves against which 

 the net had accidentally brushed. Three of S. dijfinis had a short time before been 

 observed flying together in the bright sunshine, one of which had been taken. The 

 larvae of A. senatoria occur so abundantly at Center as wholly to defoliate numbers 

 of the smaller oaks. On the 7th of July the female moths were seen to have com 

 menced the deposition of their eggs on the under side of oak leaves in patches often 

 nearly covering the entire surface. On the llth of July some newly-hatched larvae 

 were observed. 



2 This rare moth was found resting on the dust in the middle of a road near Albany 

 over which vehicles were frequently passing. It was not easily alarmed, but gave 

 ample opportunity for the observation of its appearance, attitude, etc., after having 

 been covered by the net. In the only other instance in which I have met with it, the 

 moth (a female, the other a male) was brought to me at Schoharie, with its abdomen 

 partially crushed from being stepped upon on a sidewalk, where it was found. 



