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smaller and similar placed on a white subdorsal line, which begins on the second segment, 

 and extends to the crimson horn. The back is dashed with brown points ; breathing 

 places yellow, dotted with black points above and below. (Abbot and Smith.) 



The larval transformation takes place in an imperfect cocoon spun on the surface of 

 the ground. 



Moth. — Head and thorax brownish-olive, with a lateral whitish line, inclining to 

 roseate at the sides. The body has a broad dorsal dusky band, containing five indistinct 

 darker lines and band of dusky yellow on each side. Fore wings greenish brown, with 

 a small dark brown discal spot and numerous oblique alternate dark brown and yellowish 

 lines, extending from near the base and middle of inner margin to the tip, with a straight 

 brownish sub-marginal line. Hind wings black, with a row of sub-terminal yellow spots. 

 (Clemens.) 



Expands 2.70 to 2.80 inches. Length of body 2,55 inches. 



12. Darapsa chcerilus, Cramer. 



Sjyhinx choerilus, Cramer. 



" azalece, Smith and Abbot, Ins. Ga. 

 Otus choerilus, Hubner. 



Darapsa choerilus, Walker, C. B. M., Part VIII., p. 183. 



Clemens, Syn. N. A. Sph. 



Morris, Syn. N. A. Lep. Sm. Ins., p. 168. 

 Choerocampa choerilus, Harris, Ins. Inj. Veg., p. 328, 

 Otus choerilus, Grote, 1 865. 



Mature larva, — Head green, with a narrow, central brownish line. Body green, deep- 

 ening on the sides and whitish on the dorsal region, with six oblique irregularly oval 

 whitish bands ; breathing places orange ; caudal horn bluish-green. (Abbot and Smith.) 



Undergoes the pupation in an imperfect cocoon on the surface of the ground. Larva 

 feeds on Azalea nudi flora, and, according to Dr. Harris, on Traclescantia virginicaj 

 Spiderwort. 



In this species it is said that during the day the larva conceals itself beneath a leaf, 

 stretching out the body on the mid -rib. 



Moth. — Head and thorax ferruginous brown. The abdomen fawn colour, with hairs 

 of the hind portions of segments whitish. The fore wings fawn colour, tinged with red- 

 dish from base to middle ; a broad ferruginous brown shade crossing the nervules, and 

 composed of three lines, having between them two rows of indistinct fawn-coloured spots ; 

 a brown line across the middle of the disk. Hind wings ferruginous, deepening to a 

 ferruginous brown narrow border on the excavated portion of the hind margin ; fringes 

 whitish. 



13. Darapsa versicolor, Harris. 



Choerocampa versicolor. Walker, C. B. M., Part VIII., p. 131. 

 Darapsa versicolor, Clemens, Syn. N. A. Sph. 



" " Morris, Syn. K A. Lep. Sm. Ins., p. 169. 



Choerocampa versicolor, Harris. Ins. Inj. Veg., p. 378. 

 Otus versicolor, Grote, 1865. 



We have not seen any description of the larva, though in the Canadian Entomolo- 

 gist, Vo\ 11. , 1870, Mr. W. H. Edwards states that it feeds on the Button Bush, 

 Cephalantus occidentalis ; and Dr. Harris states that it feeds on Azalea, Swamp Pink. 



Moth. — Pale green, varied with olive and whitish ; a white line on each side of the 

 head, a dorsal white line tinged \vith reddish, and extending from the head to the tip of 

 the abdomen. The abdominal segments tinged with dark buff, with hind margins dark 



