398 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



H. contigua Wlk. Newark, Plainfield. 



H. confusa Lyman. Fort Lee, VII (Erb). 



H. vestalis Pack. Newark, VI (Kr), at light ( Wdt). 



H. triangularis Smith. Local near Newark (Aug). 



UTETHEISA Hbn. 



U. bella Linn. Common late August to early October in low meadows all' 

 along the coast and locally inland throughout the State. The larva feeds 

 on cherry, elm, Myrica, Crotalaria, Lespedeza, etc. 

 var. hybrida Butler. Bands of primaries incomplete, secondaries red : 



occurs with the type, 

 var. terminalis N. & D. Secondaries white. 



CYCNIA Hbn.= ETJCHJETES Harr. 



C. eglenensis Clem. Fort Lee (Bt), Staten Island, VI (Ds), Newark (Soc).. 



Two brooded, May and July, larva on milk-weed (Bt). 

 C. tenera Hbn.= collaris Fitch. Quite generally distributed, the larva on 



Dog-bane, Apocynum (Bt). Staten Island, VI and VII (Ds), Newark, 



V, VIII (Wdt). 

 C. oregonensis Stretch. Should accur in North Jersey. 

 C. egle Dru. Common all over the State, the larva on milk-weed. Two 



brooded, first in June, second late July and August. 



HALISIDOTA Hbn. 



H. tessellaris A. and S. Common throughout the State. The larva is a 

 general feeder, often a nuisance on shade trees in cities, sometimes 

 troublesome in gardens and frequently found on fruit trees on which it 

 does no serious harm. 



H. maculata Harr. This is said to be rare near N. Y. (Bt), but becomes more 

 common northwardly. The larva feeds on willow, alder, oak and poplar. 



H. carya3 Harr. Also occurs throughout the State. The larva is a general 

 feeder and found with that of tessellaris. 



ECPANTHERIA Hbn. 



E. ocularia Fab. = scribonia Stoll. Fort Lee (Bt), Staten Island (Ds) 

 Newark (Soc), Woodbury, VI, 18 (Kp). Quite generally distributed but 

 not common : the larva on Plantago and other low plants, also willow 

 and locust. 



ESTIGMENE Hbn. = LETJCARCTIA Pack. 



E. acraea Dru. Common throughout the State, but especially along the coast, 

 V, VI, VIII, IX. The larva is a general feeder and from its local 

 abundance has been called the salt-marsh caterpillar. 



