18 HAWK-MOTHS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 
22. Ampelophaga versicolor. 
Quite rare and local in this vicinity. The moth may be 
known by the bright green coloring on the fore wings, with more 
or less distinct whitish transverse lines. It is double-brooded, 
the first brood appearing in June and early in July and the second 
in August. The caterpillar feeds on button-bush (Cephalanthus 
occidentalis) and swamp-loose-strife (Nesca verticillata). Spins a 
loose cocoon among leaves on the ground. 
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23. Dulophonota ello. 
A common southern species, but rarely found in this vicinity. 
It is found from Brazil northward to Canada. 
