REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I916 »97 



Siphonaptera 

 Ctenccsphalus canis Curt., ca1 and dog flea, adults, July 13, Miss Janette R. 

 Mann, Albany. Same, July 21, N. Berman, Port Henry. Same, September 

 2, W. A. Denison, Star Lake 



Lepidoptera 

 Papilio podolarius Lfn., butterfly on French pear seedlings, February, Schoharie. 



Through State Department of Agriculture 

 Euvanessa antiopa Linn., spiny elm caterpillar, larvae on elm, July 3, A. E. 



Keech, Clayton. Through State Conservation Commission. Same, Septem- 

 ber 1, C. E. Brisbin, Schuylerville 

 Aglais milberti Godt., Milbert's tortoise-shell, adult, March 11, Nellie E. Squire, 



Canton 

 Epargyreus tityrus Fabr., silver spotted skipper, larva on wisteria, September 



14, Louise Gibb, Albany 

 Sphecodina abbotii Swain, Abbot's sphinx, larva on woodbine, July 18, C. E. 



Bailey, Albany. Through State Department of Agriculture. Same, larva, 



July 28, Clara A. Paddock, South Durham 

 Phlegethontius quinquemaculata Haw., tomato worm, larva on tomato, Septem- 

 ber 6, H. J. Kelley, Albany 

 Samia cecropia Linn., Cecropia moth, cocoon and parasites, May 16, Mrs C. L. 



Agan, Greenwich 

 Callosamia promethea Dm., Promethea moth, cocoon and moth on lilac, May 5, 



Aaron Keller, Albany 

 Tropea luna Linn., Luna moth, larva, August 3, J. P. Van Alstyne, Kinderhook 

 Estigmene acrea Dru., salt marsh caterpillar, larvae on canna, August, J. B. 



Achilles, Albion 

 Hyphantria textor Harr., fall webworm, larvae, September 8, Mrs William 



Carter, Kingston. Same, larvae, September 11, F. H. Lacy, Poughkeepsie 

 Diacrisia virginica Fabr., virgin ermine moth, adult, July 1 1, T. S. Bates, Hermon 

 Halisidota tessellaris S. & A., pale tussock moth caterpillar, August 21, J. J. 



de Vyver, Mount Vernon. Same, larva, September 20, Eliza S. Blunt, New 



Russia 

 H. caryae Harr., hickory tussock moth, larva, August 22, Dorothy G. Stewart, 



Westport. Same, larva, September 2, A. G. Clement, Albany. Same, larvae, 



September 12, C. W. Weiant, Troy 

 Alypia octomaculata Fabr., 8-spotted forester, larva on woodbine, July 11, 



L. Menand, Menands 

 Apatela americana Harr., larvae, September 12, C. W. Weiant, Troy 

 Peridroma margaritosa Haw., variegated cutworm, adult, July 17, Marguerite 



Robertson, Woodstock. Through State Department of Agriculture 

 Achatodes zeae Harr., larva in elder, June 15, B. D. Van Buren, Geneva 

 Euthisanotia grata Fabr., beautiful wood nymph, adult, July 11, J. S. Bartlett, 



Albany 

 Plusia balluca Geyer, July 18, Ila Fennessy, Newcomb 

 Eriopus floridensis Guen., Florida fern caterpillar, larvae on fern, June 20, 22, 



F. G. Lewis, Lockport 

 Catocala amatrix Hubn., Aug. 7, Charles Heidenrich, Albany 

 Datana integerrima G. & R., black walnut caterpillar, August 22, J. W. Canaday, 



Fultonham 



