14 MISC. PUBLICATION 188, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Larvae: Active spring till fall. (Partly-grown larvae hibernate individually, 
each in a rolled leaf attached to a twig of the food plant.) 
Pupae: June to September. 
Adults: June to September. 
Generations: At least two. 
Parasites 
| Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years nies 
specimens | recovered | 
Number of | Number of 
collections larvae 
or pupae 
| 
Diptera: | 
Compsitura concinnata Meigs = ee 347 | 10 43 | 510 
Hymenoptera: | | | 
Apanteles 4Mentitidis ue yee seen es ee | 11 | 4 g 23 
iP eromawsionchipperdOows—- = = <2) | 1 2 2 
ASTEROCAMPA CLYTON Bpyv. AND LEc. 
Food plant: Hackberry. 
Occurrence: Collection from Pluckemin, N.J. 
Totals received: One larva. 
Larva: May and June. (Specimen inflated for the Melrose Highlands 
laboratory.) 
MiscELLANEOUS UNIDENTIFIED NYMPHALINAE 
Food plants: Not listed. 
Occurrence: Coliections from Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. 
Totals received: Collections, 3; larvae and pupae, 3; years, 3. 
Larvae: August and September. 
Pupae: Fall. 
Adults: None. 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite | Years 
| Specimens |. recovered 
Number of Number of 
: | larvae 
i collections or pupae 
Hymenoptera: onl 
Amblyteles rufiventris Brullé___.-_.------------------ 1 | 1 1 1 
INEOROTLOMINMMMjOT ©LESSsae— ee ee 1 | 1 1 1 
PCE OMMLUS DUDATILIN Aula ne 1 1 
FAMILY LYCAENIDAE 
STRYMON MELINUS HBN. 
Food plant: Bean (pods). 
Occurrence: Collection from Melrose, Mass. 
Totals received: Collections, 1; larvae, 3; years, 1. 
Larvae: July and August. 
Pupae: August. 
Adults: Late August to September. 
LYCAENA HYPOPHLAEAS Bpv. 
Food plant: Not listed. 
Occurrence: One collection of one pupa from Melrose, Mass. 
Pupa: July to August. 
Adult: August. 
