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and L. cinerosa, which we were enabled to identify through the kindness of Mr. R. 

 Thaxter, of Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Kyle, of Dundas, secured L. Georgii, which I have 

 not vet met with. It may be worthy of note that Mr. Johnston took a specimen each of 

 Plusia striateUa and Chccrocampa tersa, the first taken here of either species. 

 Mr. Thaxter kindly determined the following for me : 



Dryopteris rosea, 

 Limacodes inornata, 

 Gortyna cerina, 

 Calledapteryx dryopterata, 

 Mamestra eloniplina. 



Hadena Miselioides, 

 Dianthoecia meditata, 

 Orthodes cynica, 

 Paristichtis perbellis, 



The last four were taken the previous year at Long Point. 



The Development of Attacus Luna. 



On the evening of the 12th of April, being at the residence of Mr. J. Johnston, 

 a noise proceeding from his hatching box attracted his attention. Upon looking for 

 the cause, he found a Luna just emerged, the fifth from a batch of nine cocoons which 

 he had raised from the egg. Its body and wings seemed to be quite dry, and were 

 a pure downy white, with the exception of the costal band, which appeared dispro- 

 portionately large, and a minute dark spot for the eye spot. This beautiful moth is well 



Ffe. 14. 



represented in figure 14. It was remarkably active and did a great deal of rapid travel- 

 ling before it came to rest, which it did at last quite suddenly on the end of a twig, and 

 then never moved except to better secure its foothold. Mr. Johnston placed it in a suit- 

 able position under the full light of the lamp, that we might watch its progress to 

 maturity. The first change noticed was the appearance of a bright green spot near the 



