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(38) C. vernoniaella Chambers (fig. 125) (veromceella of Dyar's list). 



Alar expanse: 11-13.5 mm. 



Localities: Kentucky; Missouri; Ohio; Virginia (late June to mid- July). 



Food plants : Vernonia, Helianthus. 



Larval case: Dark gray brown; slender elongate; tapering; needle-like; 



mouth deflected from 20 degrees to 45 degrees; 13-20 mm. 



long. 



(39) C. duplicis Braun. 



Alar expanse: 11.5-14.5 mm. 

 Localities: Ohio; North Carolina. 



Food plants: Aster shortti, Aster cordifolina, Solidago casia, S. latifolia. 

 Larval case : Irregular, formed from bits of seeds and flowers attached to a 

 cylinder of silk; mouth deflected. 



(40) C. granifera Braun. 



Alar expanse: 12.5-14 mm. 



Locality: Cincinnati, Ohio (June-July). 



Food plant : Leaves of Aster shortii. 



Larval case: Brownish red, paler towards apex, with a dark brown, granular 



spot on upper side near mouth; cylindrical; mouth slightly 



deflected; 10 mm. long. 



(41) C. fagicosticella Chambers (synonym, C. lineapulvella Chambers). 

 Alar expanse: 8-10 mm. 



Locality: Eastern United States (end of May, through June). 



Food plant: Seeds of Juncus. 



Larval case : Composed of silk and entire seed pod of food plant, braetlets 

 forming an outer scalloped enveloped for silk portion of case 

 protruding beyond; mouth deflected to 90 degrees; 5 mm. 

 long. 

 A very common species. 



(42) C. amaranthella Braun. 



Alar expanse: 1214 mm. 



Localities: Kentucky; Ohio (late July-August). 

 Food plant: Seeds of Amaranthus hybridus. 



Larval case: Brownish, decorated with numerous, small, buff-gray parti 

 cles; moxith deflected; apex pyramidal. 6 mm. long 



(43) C. vagans Walsingham. 



Alar expanse : 12 mm. 

 Locality: New York City (August). 

 Food plant: Grass. 



Larval case : Stone gray with brown patch on upper side near mouth 

 (similar to quadrilvneella Chambers) ; cylindrical, slightly 

 bulged in center; mouth deflected to 90 degrees; 7-7.5 mm. 

 long. 



Distinguished from other grass- and Juncus-feeding species by the heavy fuscous 

 dustings nearly obscuring the whitish lines on fore wing. 



(44) C. lapidicornis Walsingham. 



Alar expanse: 11.5 mm. 



Locality: Ohio (August). 



Food plant: Peach. 



Larval case: Dark, dusty gray brown; smooth; cylindrical; rather stout; 



scarcely tapering; mouth deflected to 90 degrees; 7 mm. 



long. 



