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that he obtained during the past summer a goodly number of 

 the former on wild grape. 



P. i^itif< is unknown to me, but may be looked for in southern 

 Missouri . 



Although a number of weeds are given as the f6od plants of 

 DeiJephiJa Uneuta, I have never found the larva on anything 

 but purslane ; .have taken the moth at flowers at mid-day as 

 well as at dusk. 



D. chamaenerii is probably not found here, though its food 

 plants are abundant. 



The larva of Hyloicus plebeius feeds on trumpet creeper and 

 lilac, but I have not found it common. Have taken the imago 

 at light. Mr. Poling finds some noticeable variation in the 

 moths. 



I captured a beautiful apparently fresh imago of Dilopho- 

 nota ello on the railway station at Mexico, Mo,, October 10, 

 1897. It had the appearance of a home-bred moth. Could 

 this insect have flown from the tropics to Missouri without 

 disturbing the scales on its wing's ? 



Bolha hylceus is one of our commonest hawks. The larva 

 feeds on paw-paw and the species is probably double-brooded. 

 The color lines that shade the sphingial bands are very bright, 

 especially on the young larva. The little pupa is much like 

 that of the genus Sphinx, and larva and pupa alike closelj^ 

 ally this hawk to plebeius. 



Two specimens of Hphinx eremitus have been taken at flowei-s 

 by Mr. Poling, but we have searched the mints in vain for the 

 larvae. 



Sphinx gordius is a rare species with us. I have not taken 

 the larva, but Mr. Sweet has a record of several found feeding 

 on apple. 



Sphinx chersis, as well as *S'. drupiferarnm , are uncommon in 

 eastern Missouri. Mr, Sweet found the larva of the former 

 on ash and the latter on apple and plum , 



S. Jcalmidp is another probable member of our Sphinx fauna, 

 but larva and imago alike are unknown to the writer. Search 

 for the larva on ash and lilac. 



Of the Macrosilas, Carolina is most abundant. I have found 

 the larva feeding on tobacco, tomato, red pepper, ground 

 cherry, potato, jimson weed and matrimony vine. M. celeus 



