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these two lines was another yellow line of the same width 

 broken by 9 reddish spots edged with a curve of black along the 

 sides, the posterior pair of red spots forming a Y with the 

 caudal spine for the stem. These larvae were unknown to the 

 writer in this stage as was the plant upon which they were 

 found, and it was after a half day's search that either was placed 

 when, curiously enough, both were located on colored Table 7 

 of Die Raiipen der Schmetterlinge Buropas by Hofmann-Spuler. 

 The fact that this sphinx had discovered, in a Maine meaaow, 

 the first bit of this European plant known to appear in this 

 locality and one of its favorite food plants in Europe seemed 

 particularly interesting. Within a few days the caterpillars 

 molted and were then the- characteristic color of full fed D. 

 gain (chamoenerii) larvae which the writer had taken on fire 

 weed (Erechtites hieracifolia), strawberry leaves and other 

 plants previous years. That the Galium verum was a favorite 

 diet is evidenced by the difficulty with which these caterpillars 

 were induced to feed upon other plants when the supply of "bed 

 straw" gave out. Several plants reported for this sphinx were 

 tried but the caterpillars, after reveling in the sweet scented 

 yellow blossoms of the Galium, sturdily declined leaves of any 

 sort and were tempted only by the blossoms of fireweed, on 

 which they fed until they pupated. Figs. 48, 49, and 50 picture 

 moth, pupa, and full fed caterpillar of this species. 



Datana major. Lot 394. 

 Several of these handsome caterpillars were received from 

 Harrison, Maine, August 27, 1908, where they have been numer- 

 ous upon "Deerberry," (Vacciniuni stamineum) for two sea- 

 sons. They fed in the insectary upon common low blueberry. 

 The writer is not aware that this species has been previously 

 reported from Maine. The specimens received were black 

 bodied with 4 heavy longitudinal lines of pure white, broken into 

 subquadrate spots. Head and cervical shield deep rich red, 

 anal plate and prolegs red, the thoracic legs red at the base but 

 the distal portion black. The body was thinly covered with 

 short black hairs and longer whitish ones. The caterpillars 

 assumed the characteristic Datana attitude, resting with both 

 extremities raised, sometimes slightly, sometimes nearly meeting 

 over the body. 



