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The l)0(ly is much stouter than in the males, and the antenna^ 

 are not so heavily feathered. The expanse of wings is from 

 one and three-fourths to two and three-fourths inches. 



" The eoo's are crlohular, a1)0ut one-eiii'hteenth of an inch in 

 diameter, nearly salmon colored and with a smooth surface. 

 They are laid on the under side of the branches, on the trunks 

 of the trees, often below the surface of the ground, where the 

 latter has shrunk away from the tree, and not infrequently 

 on the fences or on the sides of buildings. They are laid in 

 oval or rounded masses, often to the number of four hundred 

 or five hundred, and covered with ochre yellow hairs from 

 the abdomen of the female. The eggs are laid in the early 

 part of July, but do not hatch till the following spring. The 

 caterpillars remain together, feeding upon the leaves, and 

 when not feeding they habitually rest side by side on the 

 branches and trunks of the trees. 



"The full-grown caterpillar (Fig. 3) is about an inch and 

 three-fourths in length, very dark brown or black, finely 



Fig. 3. 



reticulated with pale yellow. There is a pale yellow line 

 alonff the middle of the back and a similar one along each 



