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A New Noctuid eor the Apple, Crocigrapha normani Grote. 



Lot 40. 

 During the season of 1907 larvae of an undetermined species 

 were bred upon apple in the insectary. These pupated about 

 mid-July and in the spring a single moth emerged in the labora- 

 tory. This was identified by Doctor Harrison G. Dyar as 

 Crocigrapha normani Grote, who stated that nothing was 

 recorded of the life history of this species. Some descriptive 

 notes in regard to the earlier stages which had been made by the 

 writer have been published elsewhere,* and need not be further 

 recorded here. 



Acrobasis (Phycis) rubrifasciella. Lot 264. 



About the midle of June most of the sweet fern in the vicinity 

 of Orono and also at Lewiston was found to be attacked by 

 these caterpillars which constructed trumpet shaped tubes. 

 These tubes were composed of silk into which were woven more 

 or less regular circles of dark frass pellets. The more perfectly 

 formed trumpets were beautiful structures. Later the open 

 mouths of the trumpets were closed before the larvse pupated 

 so that the cases were then rather oval in structure. Several 

 masses of these were gathered and July 11, 1908, the moths 

 began to emerge. The wings expand about 3-4 inch. When 

 the moths are at rest they hold their wings curled about the body 

 and the antennae are stretched back straight against the mid- 

 dorsal line. 



On June 29 apparently the same sort of cases were received 

 from Dexter, Maine, where they were taken from white birch. 



Deilephila galli. 

 Sphinx caterpillars on Galium verum. Lot 298. One of the 

 most curious of the season's collections was made July 16 when 

 a bunch of yellow or ladies bed-straw was brought into the 

 Station with about 20 young sphinx caterpillars upon it. This 

 introduced plant was in full blossom and growing in profusion 

 over a limited area. The caterpillars upon it were about 1 1-2 

 inch long with head and body bright green. See Fig 47. There 

 was a mid dorsal yellowish white unbroken line, and a similar 

 yellowish line just ventrad the spiracles. Midway between 



* Entomological News. July 1908, pp. 321, 322. Plate XIII. 



