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of the moths being simple ; their upper wings 

 being twice as long as broad, and arching in 

 front from the shoulder; and by a tufted thorax. 

 They rest with the wings in the shape of a roof, 

 but ronnded above, and somewhat approaching 

 each other beyond the body. The sexes difl'er 

 but slightly. 



" It is quite probable that this species is not 

 confined to the Tigridia, but will be fo\ind to 

 attack the whole lily family, or at least the 

 Iridacem; and I name it, therefore, in honor of 

 yourself." Mrs. Mary Treat. 



ViNELAND, N. J., April, 1870. 



[For the benefit of the scieutilic reader, we 

 annex descriptions of these two insects in their 

 different stages: 



The Raspberry Geometer {Aploifr^ ruhirora. ]Jili-> .) — 

 Larim— Average length 0.80 inch; lii-lr^'ui-'l i '"l.r > ellnw- 

 ish gray, very minutely shagreeneil ;ill ..\ o , anl wiili ..tli.r 

 wartj; prominences as at Figure li:. ' I.:hIi .i"iiii vitli u 

 prominent, pointed, straight ijrojecli "II larli -iili ,,i ,1.1-11111, 

 and several minor prickles below, 'r«-i\n\ ,-li;;liil\ lai-.ci, 

 longitudinal, light-colored lines al.im il ir-imi, iHtw.in ih,. 

 prominent prickles. Feeds on the IViiit ami liav.s ,,1 ihr 

 Raspberry, and disguises itself bv alia. Imul' i" it- |n n kli -, 

 and especially to the dr.rsal ones, (li., ,- MiMrii..! la ii\ , -,. d, 

 pollen, aii(h.-v«. im.l ..tlii-i- tirbns nt'th.' iVuU Tlir-u li.na^'ii 



Pale \.i: , ' ,, ' _ 1,, ilc.^li-ca.li.r. wall a ■la'iki.-r .l..r.-:ii 



line, a I 



dark liii< 



jectioii- 

 speckl. I 



Peril', I Ills.,, ~\iai' expanse .W i 

 0.25 iijcli Col,. I iii.li^ris-green. Uv- 

 and sprinkled over a light groun.l. -n 

 the least rubbed, .appear sub-hyaliia 

 eyes inclining to green, \yith a di ■ 

 antenn.X' scarcely reacliiiii,' to inni 1 



wing, whiff aii'l rniivcv' aluiV,' !l'i 



neath; -h.iii ar 1, ,,,■ , « 1,, ,-, ih, .. ■ 

 transvia ^, ,,, , 



ich, length of body 



that of Hipparchiuus venustus, Walsh, has curled lateral 

 velvety appendages, ♦ and that of Nematocampafilamentaria, 

 Guen., has two pairs of long cui-led filaments on joints (i 

 andS.t 

 11,11' Kitrnrn I5'. v.-yyi-^i-nt^ tli- I:ivv;i ..f riihiimra, natural 



.-i/. al „i an inlarunl lal. i,,I ii.a, ..\ a -r.iu.-ilt at 6; the 



-Penthina Fullerca, Riley.— 

 iich. General color of a iini- 

 V inclining to yellow and to 

 aint, head .jet-black, without 



Pi4/)(i.— Average length 0,25 inch ; .of the usual foi-m, with a 

 distinct row of teeth above, on the anterior portion of each 

 segment, and a few minute bi-istles at the exti-emity and 

 along the sides Formed within asilken cocoon, constructed 

 within the seed or bud which the larva inhabits: it forces 

 itsiir half wa\ nut at one side, when the moth is about to 



expanse 0.. no inch; length 0.23 inch, 

 tufts: eves and ]>alpi at tips some- 

 liort (aiii'-thinl length. .ffront-\ving). 



uplete pale r 

 erior median 



IS a smaller. 



between the 

 third conspie 

 third the wilt 

 by a pale l.i 

 fiesh-color a 

 border dark , 

 tinct rust-bn 

 being costal : 

 HinrI vinir I 



into threr iiait- la.ipMi li.aiair, : - , i J a,„iiil 



ing fr.,nilM-ri il,,. ,aii,a- liiia -.-m- ., I n.ail; 



parallel willi iin-tclicl- iiiaigill, iMan. a lilHr |.i,„lucei 



decidedly" sinuate and reaching the coata and luuer margii 

 at about the same distance from base; costa broadly whit 

 about the middle; posterior margin with a fine white line 

 fringes green : under surface silvery, with a 



and with tha fran-ra i--, lines barely indicatei 

 with Iw.i -an Im I, ,m, verse lines, dividiii 

 likei'iiM r line produced posti 



nerves _' i ; .: i,.,r border and frin:^ 



wings; II .|. 1 - iliirraly silvery-w 



m.:. 



resembles the glau 



e, but 

 criptioi 

 this country, 

 a It may be 



y ello li- 

 ning : 

 on the 

 the cii 

 lasth- 

 larva . 

 of B..^ 



Nat. Hist.. IX, pp. 300-2 



1 Packard, Guide, i 



A Chrysalis Flying. — Happening to be in 

 my garden about the middle of June, I took to 

 watching some butterflies flying among the cab- 

 bages. My attention was attracted to one by 

 having, as it seemed to me, something strange 

 on its back; I thought at first sight that it was 

 being attacked by some ferocious insect; but 

 on capturing it, which I succeeded in doing 

 without difficulty, as its flight was a little heavy, 

 I was not a little suriirised to find that the poor 

 Cabbage-butterfly (Pieris rapce) was encased 

 in its own chrysalis, its thorax and wings being 

 out and its body within the chrysalis. I tried 

 t(i extricate it from its peculiar position, but I 

 f.iiiiicl that its body was so completely fixed 

 iusidu the chrysalis, that I could not get it out 

 without injuring the butterfly. I killed it just as 

 it was, and pinned it out; so it looks just like a 

 chrysalis with wings; — A. M. F., In Science 

 Gossip. ^ 



