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black on the 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th abdominal segments. The 
absence of the row of lateral setae on flebilis would distinguish 
it from retecta. 
The first imago of retecta emerged on July 13th from a 
larva that spun on June 17th. 
Eggs of Catocala cara, piatrix and relicta began hatching on 
the 17th of May. 
The young larvae from the white eggs of a hickory species 
of Catocala, hatched on May oth, were over half an inch long 
on the 18th, lead color, striped longitudinally with white. Head body 
color. : 
On the 21st, these caterpillars were over half an inch long and just 
ready to moult, dark, streaked longitudinally with gray and brown or 
black. 
On the 25th one inch long, very dark with a whitish prunescence, 
giving the appearance of a blue-black, striped longitudinally. Head 
slightly-browner than the body. 
On June 8th, larvae over two inches long, gray, with a tinge of flesh 
color. A pair each of dorsal black “V’s” on the first and second abdom- 
inal segments. A dark dorsal shade over the latter half of the 5th 
abdominal segment. Head gray with flesh tinge. A black line at the 
mouth. The row of lateral setae (fringe) strong. True and prolegs 
body color. Ventral side of the body white with a midrow of black 
spots set in red. 
On June toth larvae over two inches long, very light gray with faint 
reddish tinge. Double “V’s” of black on the dorsal part of the 2d and 
3d abdominal segments and brown cross band on the top and sides 
of the 5th and 6th abdominal segments. A Jateral row of stout, shart 
setae, set thickly. Tubercles faint reddish. Head, with pair of elongate 
hazel brown spots at the upper lobes, front streaked with white and 
darker. No black lateral dash. 
On the 16th, the caterpillars were light gray with a reddish tinge. 
Tubercles pale flesh color, almost white. Side row of setae. The “V’s” 
on the dorsum of the 2nd and 3rd abdominal segments almost obsolete. 
The cross black band between the 5th and 6th abdominal segments 
is continuous, not broken as before the last moult. Head very large, 
gray and light chestnut. Underside of the body light and the black 
spots are set in beautiful crimson. There is no black on the head except 
at the mouth. Over two inches long and near maturity but every larva 
perished without spinning. 
The intensity of the heat probably was responsible for the 
loss of these interesting things. The eggs of this species were 
