850 FIFTH REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 
die of the fringe. An oblique black band broken in the cell crosses the middle of the 
wing. A black patch rostfl 00 the OOeta before the »pex, marked with one or two 
white costal spots; a similarly colored patch within and above the anal angle, and 
still another on the outer border inclosing the apex, sends in a Square projection to- 
wards the end of the cell. All the black markings are overlaid more or less with 
white scales, and the white portions of the wings are somewhat stained with gray. 
The fringes are dark smoky-brown. 
The hind wings and abdomen above are ashy gray. Fringes lighter. Under side 
of the fore wings ashy gray, with the white costal marks reproduced. Under side of 
the hind wings whitish, irrorate with gray. Expause of wings. It) to l-»»>m. 
Bred from the lir by Dr. A. S. Packard, for whom I name this species in recognition 
of his extensive and valuable work on North American insects. (Feru-ald.) 
31. The red spruce bud-worm. 
Gelechia obliquistrigeUa Chambers. 
Associated with the preceding bud worm there occurred in abundance, 
both on the terminal shoots of the spruce and fir, a little reddish cylin- 
drical caterpillar, about two-thirds as large as the larva of Teras vari- 
ance and very active in its habits. It occurred as early as the 10th of 
June, but it disappeared earlier than the caterpillar of Teras variana, 
and the moths, which were common, flying in spruce at and soon after 
the middle of July, were not seen after the first week in August., 
The caterpillars were beaten from the 
trees from June 10 to July 17 ; after that it 
was impossible to find any of them. The 
moths began to appear July 10-19, and 
continued to emerge in the breeding boxes 
until August 1. The duration of the pupa 
state is about one week. 
Fig. 284. GeUckia oW q aistri g clla. lt iS eVident that the S P ecieS iS Sill £ le * 
brooded and that the caterpillar is hatched 
in August, and becomes nearly full-grown in the early autumn, 
hibernating when nearly full-fed, since the fully grown caterpillars 
are abundant by the first week of June. The species has been identi- 
fied for me by Professor Fernald. It was described from Kentucky 
by Mr. Chambers, but the larva and food-plant have been hitherto un- 
known. 
When about to pupate it spins a small, thin, delicate cocoon, being a 
tubular case of silk covered with bits of the scales of the spruce or fir 
buds. It is placed next to the shoot in the debris made by the larva at 
the base of the leaves. Length, G mm ; diameter, 2 mm . 
Larva. — Body cylindrical, of the usual form, reddish brown in color, and about 
6 to 7 mm in length. 
rupa. — Body rather thick, of the usual pale mahogany brown color, the antenna? 
and tips of the wings on the under side reaching to the middle of the fifth abdominal 
segment. End of the abdomen full and rounded, with about ten unequal, irregularly 
situated slender bristles, which are slightly curved at the end ; besides these there 
are several fine bristles along the side of the body near the tip. Length, 5 mm . 
