60 MISC. PUBLICATION 188, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
ACRONYCTA OBLINITA S. AND A. 
Food plants: Speckled alder, apple, aspen, cherry, boxelder, willow. 
ve Collections from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New 
ork. 
Totals received: Collections, 61; larvae, 129; years, 6. 
Larvae: July to September. 
Pupae: Fall to summer. 
Adults: June and July. 
Parasites 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years 
specimens | recovered 
Number of | Number of 
collections larvae 
Diptera: 
Compsilura concinnaia Meig= 2 5 4 8 15 
ZC REL OETETELS PACITY CE ANY oe oe ea a Be 1 1 1 1 
Hymenoptera: j 
WAT ENLCLCSTCOL OUEST CSra tes aati = ar Se a eal 1 1 1 
NICLO DUST POLERELOTIUSI DO VR oe ee on ee | 1 1 1 1 
LOGO SESLAQHIERLOTAS ype Sines tee ls ae =i 1 if 2 
ACRONYCTA LANCEOLARIA GRT. 
Food plants: Speckled alder, wild black cherry, willow. 
Occurrence: Collections from Maine and Massachusetts 
Totals received: Collections, 21; larvae, 40; years, 7. 
Larvae: June to August. 
Pupae: July to spring. 
Adults: May and June. 
Parasites 
. 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years 
specimens | recovered 
Number of ie 
collections larvae 
1 coteetone| ivi 
Diptera: 
INGE A CROCLONEUTOACAASD.)-. 86 6 12 31 
Compsilura.concinnata Meig-_ 22 = 2 18 2 5 21 
MISCELLANEOUS UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES OF ACRONYCTA 
Food plants: Various deciduous growths. 
Occurrence: Collections from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, 
and New Jersey. 
Larvae: June to September. 
Adults: Not reared. 
Parasites 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years | : 
specimens | recovered 
Number of | Number of 
collections larvae 
Diptera: 
Gompsilura concinnate Meigs 26 222 2. 2 eee 3 1 1 1 
Humasicera sp. near sternalis Coqg____-_--__-_.-__.-- 6 1 1 1 
EZOTISHE ACL Nal Ke sete es it 1 1 1 
Tachinidae (unidentified puparia)_______-________+_ 5 3 3 5 
Hymenoptera: | 
FOV CTROLULIES | TILBCT UNS irs ape te NS es ee 1 1 1 1 
VOGOSESELGITAL OLS Aa ee ep eae ke ee *g 3 6 8 
