THK BEET ARMY WORM. OD 
The caterpillars of Estigmene acra&a are parasitized by Apantde* 
rileyanus Ashm. 
THE ARGE TIGER MOTK 
(Apantesis arge Dru. ) 
The caterpillar of this species is quite similar to the one last men- 
tioned and is common on cotton, but has never been noted as very 
injurious. Our records concerning its life history arc as follow-: 
Table VI. — Transformation records of the arge tiger moth. 
Larva taken at Terrell. Pupated. 
Ma v 27 Tune 15 
. . . : 1 ul v 9 
October 11 October IS. 
Moth 
emerged. 
June 26. 
July 23. 
Apparantly the life history is very much like that of the salt-marsh 
caterpillar, probably three generations occurring in a year. 
The Division of Entomology received eggs of this species on a 
peach twig from J. W. Porter, Charlottesville, Va., April 22, 1887. 
which hatched May 4. The larvae commenced to pupate June 23. 
and moths issued June 28 and July 2, although even on the latter date 
a number of larvae were still feeding. Doctor Chittenden states that a 
moth attracted to light April 15 laid eggs April 16, which hatched by 
the end of that month. Another lot of larvae transformed to pupa' 
June 4, and moths emerged June X6, while others pupated and emerged 
just three days later. 
THE BEET ARMY WORM. 
(Caradrina exigua Him. Fig. 19. ) 
Larvae of this species were found eating cotton foliage at Terrell 
June 20, 1904. These pupated June 23, and a moth emerged July 1 . 
July 3 at least 75 eggs were laid in several masses on both sides of the 
leaf. These hatched July 6, the larva* pupated July 29, and moths 
emerged August 4. More larvae were taken in the Held July 2, eat- 
ing leaves and into the squares. These pupated July L0, and moths 
emerged July 18. 
A very complete account of this species has been given by Doctor 
Chittenden. a Recently Prof. C. P. Gillette* has published consider- 
able data concerning the life history. His observations show that in 
Colorado injury by larva' has been observed in June, the egg hatching 
about June 1; again in July, all of this brood having pupated by July 
29, and again in August. His observations, as well as those recorded 
"1902: Bui. 33^ n. 8., Div. Km., V . S. Dept. Agric, pp. 37-46, figs, 8 and 9; and 
1903: 1. c, pp. 36-37. 
&1905: Bui. 9*8, Colo. Agric. Exp. Sta., pp. 13-15, PL III. 
