1 8 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 (Nescua verticillata) . Spins a 

 loose cocoon among leaves on the ground. 



Dilophonota ello. 



A common southern species, but rarely found in this vicinity. 

 It is found from Brazil northward to Canada. 



