into the surrounding tint — on the underside, the red appears on the fore wings, the 

 hinder pair being greenish-grey. The antennas or horns, are dull white above, with a 

 rosy tint below. The head and shoulder covers are deep olive green, and the remainder 

 of the body of a much paler shade of green — underneath the body is dull grey. 



This moth remains quiet during the day time taking wing at dusk • when it is 

 extremely active. Its night is very swift and strong, and its muscular structure so power- 

 ful that when captured, it will almost beat itself to pieces by its perpetual fluttering. It 

 is very generally distributed throughout Ontario, more abundant in the western portion. 

 We have not been able to hear of its occurrence in Quebec. 



No. 2. — The Beautiful Wood Nymph (Eudryas grata, Fabricius). 

 This species also in the larva state, is destructive to the foliage of the vine. The 

 accompanying wood engraving so admirably delineating this lovely moth and its caterpil- 

 lar, is the work of Mr. Charles J, Beale, of London, Ontario, who has drawn and engraved 

 it from nature. This moth when its wing3 are expanded, measures about one and three- 

 quarter inches. Its fore wings are creamy white, with 

 a glossy surface, with a wide brownish purple stripe 

 Fig. 39. along the anterior edge, reaching from the base to a little 



beyond the middle of the wing. On the outer margin is 

 a broad band of the same hue, widening posteriorly, with 

 a wavy white line running through it, composed of 

 minute pearly dots or scales. It is also bordered inter- 

 nally with dull deep green. Besides this, there is a con- 

 tinuation of the brownish purple band along the hinder 

 edge, but much narrower and terminating a little before 

 it reaches the base. There are also two brown spots, 

 one round, the other reniform, near the middle of the 

 Colors— Moth Creamy White and wing, often so suffused with pearly white scales as to be 

 Brownish lurple. indistinct above, but clear and striking on the under- 



side. The hind wings are reddish yellow, with a broad 

 brownish purple band along the outer margin, extending nearly to the outer angle, and 

 powdered here and there with a few whitish pearly scales. There is also a faint dot on 

 the middle of the wing, which is reproduced in a more prominent way on the under side. 

 The under surface of both wings is reddish yellow. The head is black and there is a wide 

 black strip down the back, merging into a series of spots of the same which extend nearly 

 the whole remaining length of body. The sides of the body are reddish yellow, with a 

 row of blackish dots along each side close to the under surface. The shoulder covers are 

 white, so also is the under surface of the body. 



The moth appears with us on the wing early in June, when it may often be found 

 in the day time fast asleep on the under side of the leaves of the vine. When thus at 

 rest its closed wings form a steep roof over its back, and its fore legs, which have a 

 curious muff -like tuft of white hairs, are protruded, giving it altogether a very singular 

 look. Soon after their appearance they begin to deposit their eggs. We have never 

 observed these on the vine leaves, although they must be common enough, but have seen 

 them when deposited by one of the moths confined in a small box. They were then 

 spread over the surface, sometimes in groups of five or six, sometimes singly. The egg 

 is among the prettiest of the many beautiful insect eggs. It is round and very flat, about 

 one twenty-fifth of an inch in diameter, with a thickness of about one-fiftieth. Its color 

 is yellowish or greenish-yellow, with an enclosed ring of black placed a little beyond the 

 middle, and sometimes nearer to the outer margin. In the centre of the egg is a large 

 nearly round dot, and at a little distance from this a circle of smaller dots, from which 

 arise a series of from 24 to 27 raised striae, diverging equally as they approach the outer 

 edge, and crossed by many gracefully curving lines which interlace also the spaces between. 



When mature, the young caterpillar escapes from the upper part of the egg, lifting 

 the centre and rupturing the portion placed over the black ring. In some cases we have 

 observed the egg shell consumed by the young larva, while in others it did not appear to 

 be touched. 



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