150 TWENTY- SIXTH REPORT ON THE STATE MUSEUM. 



They were of a uniform green color, and without hairs or spines. 

 Their small, oval, brown cocoons were spun between leaves. 



A male and a female imago emerged on the llth of May. They 

 were found hanging from the top of the box inclosing them, with 

 the body curved upward toward the head, so that the tip was directed 

 perpendicularly to the surface on which they rested. This peculiar 

 posture, frequently observed also in Asopiafaririalis, did not appear 

 to be owing to the inverted position on the box cover, for, on turning 

 it carefully over in different directions without alarming the moth, 

 no change of posture occurred. 



The imago has been taken at Schenectady, N. Y., on July 3d, 

 attracted by lights. 



Nadata gibfoosa (Sm.-Abb.). 



Larva found on the ground ; feeds on maple. Length at maturity 

 1.75 in. ; diameter .35 in. 



Head large, flattened in front, a shade of green darker than 

 FIG. s. the body, ocelli black ; mandibles 



yellow, with black on their inner 

 edge. Body grass-green yentrally 

 '~' and laterally, and greenish-white 

 dorsally ; with paler granulations ; smooth, segments rounded, and 

 incisnres deep ; laterally a line of transversely elongate whitish spots. 

 Anal shield rounded and yellow bordered. The larva is represented 

 in Fig. 8. 



Its pupation commenced September 20th, beneath a leaf fastened by 

 some threads to the ground. The imago emerged June 1st. It is 

 quite rare in this vicinity. 



The following note probably refers to another example of the same 

 species : 



Caterpillar taken on a fence under a row of maples, October 20th ; 

 length one inch. Head apple-green, with yellow mandibles. Body 

 yellow-green, with a yellow stripe on the side, and transverse inter- 

 rupted markings of the same color. Anal plate apple-green, semi- 

 elliptical, with yellow dots and border. Legs apple-green. 



The head of the larva was abnormally large, perhaps from having 

 recently molted, or possibly from parasitic attack. The season was 

 too far advanced to permit of its being supplied with proper food, 

 and it did not mature. 





