CATALOGUE OF INSECTS. 397 



Family ARCTIIDJE. 



The adults are known as "tiger moths" from their bright stripings. the 

 larvae as " woolly bears " from the dense clothing of hair with which they are 

 covered The moths are stoutly built, of moderate or small size, with a broad 

 head, rather small palpi and a functional tongue. The antenna' vary, but are 

 often pectinated in the male, and most of the species are rather closely scaled. 

 Venation, as usual, is an important feature in the recognition of this family in 

 which ocelli or simple eyes are always present. 



The larva 1 are general feeders in most instances, but as a whole prefer low 

 plants, Plantago being an all but universal food. A few of the species are 

 sometimes troublesome in the garden, but they are easily controlled by hand- 

 picking. Some, like the fall web-worm, may become serious pests. 



Incidentally it may be said that under some circumstances the hairy covering 

 of the larva' may become poisonous. The hair is generally rough or barbed, 

 and this, forced into the skin when handling caterpillars, may lead to unpleas- 

 ant results. 



ETJBAPHE Hbn. = CROCOTA Hbn. 



E. lseta Guer. In dry woods in June (Bt). 



E. opella Grt. Greenwood Lake, larva; hiding by day in dead leaves of oak 

 woods (Dyar), Jamesburg, VII, 4 (bt), Lake Hopatcong (Pin). 



E. immaculata Reak. In dr}' places in overgrown fields (Bt); more usual in 

 the northern parts of the State, in n\y experience. 



E. aurantiaca Hbn. Newark (Soc), Boonton (Ang, Bwl, Wdt), Lake Hopat- 

 cong (Pm), Avalon, VII, 5 (Kp). Anglesea (Lt), VIII, 21, V, 3, VI, 

 20, New Brunswick, IX, 18. Common in dry overgrown fields, June to 

 September, throughout the State. 



The varieties rithicundaria, ferruginosa, brevicornis and qui nana are 

 based on the amount of black margin or the number of white spots in 

 the wings. 



The larvae of all the species are general feeders on low plants. 



HAPLOA Hbn. = CALLIMORPHA Latr. 



H. clymene Brown. Newark (Soc), Port Lee (Bt), Andover, VIII (Kr , 

 Staten Island, VII and VIII (Ds). 



H. lecontei Guer. Lake Hopatcong ( Pm), and in its varieties throughout the 

 State. 



var. confinis Wlk. Only the oblique band complete, 

 var. militaris Ilarr. The oblique band broken, 

 var. fiilvicosta Clem. No markings left. 



The forms occur locally, the typical, fully marked lecontei being rare 

 as is the immaculate type ; confinis and militaris are the usual forms. 

 The larva- of all species seem to be rather general feeders. 



