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[March-June 
in England. Beckwith (1962) recorded a native American maple, 
A. saccharum, as a host in southwestern Connecticut; and MacKay 
(1962) examined larvae collected from maple on Long Island, New 
York. The larvae are generally described as leaf rollers. 
Besides Acer, Kennel (1910: 170) mentioned Rosa centifolia as 
a foodplant of C. forskaleana; but, because a related moth of similar 
appearance — C. bergmanniana (Linnaeus) — is known to be a 
Rosa feeder, this record may stem from a misidentification. Taking 
Kennel almost verbatim (but without citing him at that point), 
Swatschek (1958: 72) uncritically repeated Kennel’s Rosa centi- 
folia record. MacKay (1962: 10), citing Swatschek (1958), then 
simply included “Rosa” in a list of three C. forskaleana foodplants. 
To Rosa and maple, MacKay — citing Ford (1949) — -added “syca- 
more,” which in North America is usually taken to mean PI at anus, 
but which Ford and other Englishmen habitually apply to Acer 
pseudoplatanus! The literature would appear to be evolving in the 
direction of indiscriminate polyphagy. 
In Europe larvae are said to occur in May and June, pupae in 
June and July, and adults from the end of June to mid August 
(Meyrick 1895; Kennel 1910; Ford 1949). Our early and late 
records for colonizing adults are June 1 and August 1, with most 
records falling between June 19 and July 17. 
Apparently no detailed studies have been made, but it is likely 
that winter is passed by eggs in diapause, as is true of Croesia albi- 
co/nana (Clemens) (Powell 1964#). This supposition is supported 
by the fact that females taken in Connecticut and New York have 
dirt particles in the ovipositor setae. Presumably these particles 
are spread onto the eggs at oviposition. This behavior, which is 
accompanied by well developed structural modification in certain 
cnephasiine Tortricinae, is also thought to occur in a few other 
Tortricini — such as Acleris foliana (Walsingham) — all of which 
hibernate in the egg stage (Powell 1964#). Debris transfer during 
oviposition has not been recorded for Croesia. 
Material examined. — Connecticut: Middlesex Co., Middle- 
town, 2$ VII-7 and 8-62, 1$ VIII-1-62, 4d\ 2$ VII-15 to 19-63 
(J. M. Burns). New Haven Co., Waterbury, 1 cf VI-15-59 (C. W. 
O’Brien). Massachusetts: Dukes Co., Martha’s Vineyard, 1 cf 
VII-23-44, 2 cf VI-29 and 30-49 (F. M. Jones), new jersey: 
Burlington Co., Ft. Dix, near Wrightstown, 1 cf VI-24 to VII-1-62 
(light trap). Middlesex Co., New Market, 1 cf VI-17-68 (black- 
light trap). Monmouth Co., Ft. Monmouth, near Eatontown, 1 cf 
VII-9 to 15-62 (light trap), new York: Nassau Co., Sea 
