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These “worms” were 134 inches long, rather dark brown with a 
narrow middorsal lighter band which was almost white on the two 
abdominal segments in front of the tubercle and the one behind. The 
tubercle darker than the body color. The head flattened and lobed above 
as in cara and with an encircling black line (from the right side of 
the mouth around to the left side). Inside the black line at the dorsal 
lobes are yellow lunules. A heavy lateral fringe of setae. These larvae 
differ from the normal larvae of grynea but as they all died as chrysa- 
lids, there is doubt of their specific affinity. 
Larvae and chrysalids of ultronia from the same source gave 
a few imagoes. 
From two larvae of Agnomonia anilis on wild crab June 1oth, 
secured one imago July 7th. 
The last vidua larva died June 15th. 
The first imagoes of C. imnubens emerged from chrysalids 
on the 1sth of June. These were specimens bred from the 
egg, two in number, one normal and one scintillans. Many 
other innubens emerged later. This is our healthiest Cato- 
cala. 
The last of the cara larvae died on the 26th of June. 
The distinctive features of the larva of Catocala retecta is 
the distinct greenish tinge of body color, the four midventral 
black spots set in beautiful red patches, there being a more or 
less distinct red patch for every thoracic and abdominal seg- 
ment, the ones on the 8th, and 9th abdominal segments being 
faint. The first imago of retecta to emerge July 11th, spun its 
cocoon on the 16th of June. A second on July 12th spun on 
the 18th of June. A third on July 13th, spun June 17th. 
Accompanied by Mr. Harold Davenport, the senior author 
visited “Catocala Hollow” on the 7th of July and found C. 
cara, inubens, and scintillans quite common, while palaco- 
gama, neogama, ilia and retecta were less abundant. Good 
specimens of residua and one fine one of flebilis were taken. 
On July oth in company with Lowell Pinkerton two fine 
phalanga and one amica were taken, in addition to species cap- 
tured on the previous trip. 
But two or three @mica were seen during the entire sum- 
mer. In fact, this species, so common most years, has been 
very scarce for two or three years past. 
