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Texas. P. L. Thomas (April 20): Cutworms, have "boon severe in general. 
They appeared early and damaged wheat in Baylor County. One farmer 
lost 35 acres. Cutworms were abundant throughout March on lettuce, 
potatoes, corn, and strawberries in Galveston County. 
Colorado. CM. List (April 23): The western army cutworm (C. auziliaris ) 
is doing noticeable damage in some alfalfa fields in Larimer County. 
[Two specimens of Porosagrotis orthogonia Morr. were brought in from 
a 30-acre field in Adams County in which the wheat had been destroyed. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (April 25): Cutworms are abundant in the sandy 
cultivated land from Lakeview to Pleasant Grove, in Utah County. 
Alfalfa is suffering most from their attack. 
C. J. Sorenson (April 22): Uodoratoly abundant In alfalfa . 
fields in Cache County. 
Arizona. C. D. Lebert (April 21): Noctuid larvae, Leucocncmis sp. , 
severely defoliated ash trees in the Phoenix area. They hide under 
the bark by day and feed in the new growth by night. 
California. J. Wilcox and M. W. Stone (March 25): Damage by Peltia anncxa 
Treit. was especially severe on lettuce at Costa Mesa.. Peas were also 
attacked. 
MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES (Lepidoptera) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (April 20): The first specimen of the painted lady 
( Vanessa cardui L.) was observed at Springfield, in the southeastern 
part of the State, today. 
Connecticut. J. V. Schaffncr, Jr. (April 21): Cocoons of Philosamia 
cynthia Drury are abundant in some sections of Now Haven. J. E. R. 
Holbrook and T. P. J. Duffy, of this laboratory, rcj:>ort them very 
abundant in the vicinity of the Now Haven freight yards, where there 
are many ailanthus trees and saplings of natural reproduction. 
Florida. J. R. Watson (April 23): The orange dog ( Papilio - cresphontes 
Cram.) began to be noticed on nursery stock early in April. 
Louisiana. B. A. Osterberger (April 18): : On the highway near Gonzales, 
Ascension Parish, many larval stages, apparently of Estigmene acraea 
(Drury) were noticed migrating across the paved highway. 
Ohio. E. W. Mendenhall (March 30) : The cecropia moth ( Platysamia cecropia 
L.) is quite numerous this year. It. made its appearance early, about 
the middle of March. 
Utah. G. P. Knowlton (April l6) : Mourning clo ale butterflies ( Hamadryas 
antiopa L.) have been seen on warm days in northern Utah since March 6. 
