Cossidae 



Larva. Smooth, with a few hairs; internal feeders, boring 

 galleries in wood or the pith of reeds, etc., and often doing con- 

 siderable damage. 



Pupa in a cocoon formed of silk and chips of wood." 

 Six genera are recognized as occurring within our fauna. 



Genus ZEUZERA Latreille 



(i) Zeuzera pyrina Linnaeus, . Plate IX, Fig. 9, $. (The 

 Leopard-moth.) 



Syn. hypocastrina Poda ; tzsculi Linnaeus ; hilaris Fourcroy ; decipiens Kirby. 



This insect is a native of the Old World, but has within recent 

 years become introduced and acclimated on Long Island, and has 



FIG. 212. The Leopard-moth, a, dorsal view of larva; l>, lateral view of do. ; 

 c, male; d, female; e, burrow in wood made by larva. (After Pike, "Insect Life," 

 Vol. IV, p. 317.) 



multiplied to a great extent in the environs of the city of Brooklyn. 

 It has already inflicted much damage upon trees, and, apparently 

 being firmly established, is destined to work still greater injury. 

 It is a promiscuous feeder, but evinces a particular fondness for 

 elms and maples. 



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