FAMILY OECOPHORIDAE 



Machimia tentoriferella Clem. 



Food plants : Wild cherry, mountain-ash, maple, oak, plum. 



Occurrence: Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. 



Totals received: Collections, 10; larvae, 19; years, 4. 



Larvae: June to August. 



Pupae : Late in August, September. 



Adults: Late in August and September. 



Parasites: None. 



Depressaria heracliana (L.) parsnip webworm 



Food plant : Parsnip (mostly escaped from cultivation) . 

 Occurrence: Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and 

 New Jersey. 



Totals received: Collections, 41; larvae, 3,870; years, 10. 

 Larvae : May to early in August. 

 Pupae: July to September. 

 Adults: Late in July to September. 



Parasites : Collections Host 



Parasite Years yielding larvae 



Diptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



DichaetoneuraleucopteraJoh.il 13 2 5 685 



Larvaevoridae (unidentified) 2 2 2 135 



Nemorilla floralis (Fall.) 40 3 12 1,312 



Xanthoernestia sp 2 2 2 446 



Hymenoptera: 



Apanteles depressaria Mues 39 4 6 492 



Ascogaster argentifrons (Prov.) 1 1 1 80 



Campoplex validus (Cress.) 2 2 2 116 



Cremastus forbesi Weed 1 1 1 150 



Lampronota sesiavora (Rohw.) 4 2 3 663 



Therion sassacus Vier 1 1 1 46 



Agonopterix atrodorsella (Clem.) 



Food plant: Coreopsis. 



Occurrence: Dover, Mass. 



Totals received : One collection of 45 larvae. 



Larvae: June-July. 



Pupae: August. 



Adults: August. 



Parasites: None. 



Agonopterix arcuella Clarke 



Food plant: St. Johnswort. 



Occurrence: Orrington, Maine. 



Totals received: One collection of 10 larvae. 



Larvae: May- June. 



Pupae: July. 



Adults: July. 



Parasites: None. 



Agonopterix robiniella (Pack.) 



Food plant : Black locust. 



Occurrence: West Roxbury and Melrose, Mass. 



Totals received: Two collections totaling 21 larvae. 



Larvae: May-June. 



Pupae: July. 



Adults: July. 



Parasites: None. 



