BRIEF NOTES ON VARIOUS INSECTS. 



Fig. 25. — The male Gypsy moth, 



OCNERIA DISPAE. 



Ocneria dispar (Linn.). 

 TJie Gypsy Moth. 



The Gypsy moth, which at the present time is exciting so much 

 interest in Massachusetts, in efforts for, its extermination, or at least 



to prevent its spread, and to which 

 further notice is given on page 335 

 is represented in Figures 25 and 26. 

 These figures, copied from European 

 authors, and reproduced from Insect 

 Life for 1890, are stated to be of 

 natural size, but they exceed by at 

 least one-fourth the largest American 

 or European examples that have come under my observation. The 

 largest examples that have been reared by me, measure respectively in 

 expanse of wings, 1.60 inch, and 2.25 inches.. 



While the insect is still confined to three or four townships in the 

 eastern extremity of Massachusetts, and therefore at such a distance 



that in a natural distri- 

 bution it would require 

 many years ere it made 

 its appearance in New 

 York, still it is liable to 

 be introduced in some 

 of its stages, within 

 our state at any time 

 through railroad trans- 

 portation. Attentionis 

 Fig. 26.-The female Gypsy moth, Ocneeia dispar, therefore invited to the 

 above figures of the moth, that it may be recognized, and promptly 

 destroyed, in any locality where it might chance to be brought. 



The following communication, sent by me to the Country Gentleman, 

 was the occasion of quoting me as not believing in, and as opposed to, 

 the active measures which it was proposed, through the State aid 

 solicited, to undertake against the insect for its extermination. It 

 will be seen that such an inference could not properly be drawn from 

 the communication. 



