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distinguished from those of Corycia by the pectinated anteunae, the tvro 

 common lines, and the generally ocherous tint, though the females of 

 D. variolaria are with difficulty separated from those of Corycia. From 

 Acidalia the species differ in having pectinated antennae, in the want of 

 a decided band on the hind wing, and in the larger palpi. The species is 

 figured on PL 10, fig. 26, of Packard's Monograph of Oeometrid Moths. 



The caterpillar occurred August 10 on the Willow at Brunswick, Me. 

 It pupated August 14, and the moth emerged from May 20 till June 6. 

 The moths are seen flying among willows in June and July. We have 

 also found the larvse July 24, and from that date till the first week in 

 September. 



Descriptive. — Larva. — Body smooth, cylindrical. Head as wide as the body 

 flattened from above, especially in front; antennae pinkish. Green with' a pinkish 

 tinge ; on the side of the head a lateral distinct deep junk line, sutures and upper side 

 of the segments pinkish. There are eight dorsal median spots along the abdominal 

 segments, a central dark -brown dot, flanked on each side by a pale lilac patch. First 

 pair of abdominal feet deep lilac ; anal legs with a vertical anterior lilac line. Su- 

 pra-anal plate large, triangular, with two minute tubercles. Length, 22 mm . 



Pupa. — Thorax moderately stout, at first greenish, finally becoming like the abdo- 

 men, mahogany-brown ; terminal spine (cremaster) rather stout and blunt, ending sud- 

 denly in two large curved bristles with three minute slender much curved'ones on each 

 side; the basal pair situated about half-way between the base and the middle of the 

 spine. Length, 10 mm . 



Moth. — Front of head deep reddish-ocherous ; white on the front edge; palpi deep 

 ocherous ; antennae white. Fore wings with the costal edge rather full. Both wings 

 strigated more or less thickly with brown ; sometimes the wings are pure white. In 

 the male, the strigse (or short lines) are arranged in two parallel lines on both wings. 

 Beneath, pure white ; sometimes a complete black discal dot on each wing. Fore and 

 middle legs ocherous. Expanse of wings 26 mm . This species differs from D. erythe- 

 maria (Guen.),also common in the Atlantic States, by its white wings, which are often 

 without lines, and by the deep reddish ocherous front of the head. 



THE HERALD. 



(Scoliopteryjc Ubatrix Lino.) 



This fine moth, common to the New and Old World, is in England 

 called ','the Herald." Here as well as in Euiope it feeds as a general 

 rule upon the Willow, but we are told by Mr. H. L, Clark that he has 

 bred it from the Wild Cherry in Rhode Island. 



Its habits so far as they have noticed are nearly the same as observed 

 in Europe. Mr. Lintner, the State Entomologist of New York, says that 

 the caterpillar feeds on and pupates among some of the leaves drawn 

 together by silken threads to which the pupa is attached by an anal 

 spine. The fall brood remains in the pupa state from fifteen to twenty 

 days. He bred a moth which emerged August 3, hence he thinks that 

 there are probably two annual broods of this species, since he has taken 

 it in the early part of May. In Illinois Mr. Coquillett bred a larva which 

 spun its cocoon August 23, while the moth appeared September 7. 



