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Larva. 
Thaxier, Can. Ent., xxxii, p. 34, Feb., 1891. 
Moth. — One $ . Antenn?e well pectinated to the tips; palpi passing’ heyond the front, longer 
than in L. angido.m or ferrwjinea. Body and fore wings ocherous gray, with black lines and 
patches. Collar edge<l with black; over the scutellum a transverse white sti’ii)e, behind which is 
a black patch. 
Fore wings (piitc broad, shorter and broader than in any Lophodouta or Notodonta, and pointed 
at the apex. On base ot wing, at origin of cubital vein, a short silvery white stripe, from which 
a black line passes along the whole cubital vein, this and its branches being black, and the base 
of the wing in front of the line dusky black. Wing covered by two white lines more or less edged 
with black, the linear black discal mark being nearest to the extradiscal line; inner (extrabasilar) 
line much curved and dentate, sending a tooth inward along the internal vein. Extradiscal line 
much curved outward opi)osito the discal mark and but slightly scalloped. Three siibapical black 
iutervennlar black slashers, one in nearly each space behind, that in the second ciil>ital space 
being large and distin<*t. The space between the two lines tilled in behind the third cubital venule 
with black, relieved by fawii-brown on each side of the internal vein. Tuft on inner edge black. 
Fringe fawn color, with venular spots. Hind wings sordid white; no discal mark or extradiscal 
line. Beneath, sordid white; fore wings with taint discail mark and extradiscal line; hind wings 
with two nearly parallel oblique dusky costal stripes on outer half of the wing. 
Expanse of wings, ^ 40 mm,; length of body, ^ 10 mm. 
Larva. — ^‘Length, 30 to 40 mm.; very robust; tapers slightly at either extremity; most 
noticeably posteriorly. Anal legs moderately long. Color green, more or less lined and dashed 
with yellowish whiteandvery thickly and irregularly longitudinally dotted with dull wine-red dots, 
more numerous along lower lateral margin, coalescing into a more or less distinct line; trophi, 
thoracic feet, and tips of abdominal prolegs more or less marked with the same red color. Head 
with a broad central yellow area bordered with reddish brown, tapering toward posterior margiu 
and coiitiuiious Avith very characteristic yellow stripe along the dorsum of the body, which is also 
bordered, though narrowly, Avith Avine-red, and more or less dotted and suflused with same color, 
particularly on segments 1, 5, and 0. This stri])e narrows rapidly on frnst segment, is uniform 
on second, Avidens A^ery considerably to fifth, extending doAvn on the side, narrows again to the 
posterior margin of the seventh, widens gradually from anterior margin of eighth, and narroAvs 
again slightly toward tip of anal plate. In the broadest ijortion, on segments 3-7 and 8 to tip, the 
central space is green, irregularly lined, and dotted with Avhitish. 
“Three sixecimens from Atlanta, Ga.; tAvo from St. Louis, Mo., and one from Fortress Monroe, 
Ya.’’ (Riley MS.) 
Pupa, — “ Similar to that of L. ferrtu/inea, but somewhat more tapering, and projecting at the 
tip in tAvo dorsally directed, very strong, short widely separated spurs. (Anterior half of pupal 
shell Avaiiting.”) (Riley IMS.) 
Habits . — Larva occurs iu September; the moths in May, June, and July. (Riley IMS.) 
Food plant. — Querens. (Thaxter and Riley.) 
This is evidently Tepper's Drynohia tortuom and Herrich-Schaefter’s species, as I hav'e 
believed for several years past, and now feel sure after seeing specimens of it in Mr. Edwardses 
eollection. 
Geographical distribniion. — Bangor, Me. (Neumoegen) ; New Jersey, (Palm) ; San Antonio, Tex. 
(Bolter); Dallas, Tex. (Boll, Mus. Coin]). Zook); Georgia (Abbot); Colorado (Coll. Tepper, 
French); Wiseonsin, Missouri, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia (U. S. Nat. Mus.), Kitteiy Point, 
Me. (French); Plattsburg, N, Y. (Hudson); Fort Collins, Colo. (Baker). 
Lophopteryx Stephens. 
(PI. XLII, fig. 2, venation, 2fl, 2h, fore leg.) 
Lophopteryx Stephens, 111. Tirit. Ent. Hanst., ii, p. 26, 1829. 
Odontosia, (in part) Hlihuer, Verz. Schmett., p. 145, 1816, 
Lophopteryx Dupouchel, Cat. M6th. l^^p. Eur., p. 90, 1844. 
