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ANNUAL REPORT OF NEW-YORK 
PEACn. LEAVES. 
low varied with black, their basal third much paler tawny yellow; 
a large triangular white spot on the middle of the outer margin; 
a transverse white streak forward of the middle of the hind edge, 
which is divided by the veins crossing it into about four spots, 
and is bordered on its anterior side by a curved black band. 
Width 0.65. 
Having bred this moth from worms gathered upon the peach, I 
name it accordingly, though it is quite probable that, like other 
insects of this family, it feeds upon the foliage of several differ¬ 
ent trees. I have never observed it till the present season, and 
presume that like many of its kindred, it will be common at 
times, and will scarcely be seen again for several years. Of the 
species mentioned in the books it most resembles the Schreberiana 
as figured by Wood and described by Stephens (Haustellata, iv, p. 
81.) We learn, however, from Stephen’s List of the British 
Museum, that the specimen from which this figure and description 
were taken is suspected to be North American, and is not the true 
Schreberiana, but according to Mr. Doubleday (Zoologist, v. p. 
1729) is the trileucana of Gmelin. There must be some error in 
this citation, however, as no species bearing this name occurs in 
Gmelin. Even though the specimen alluded to should be Ameri¬ 
can and already named, the insect before us appears to be a dif¬ 
ferent species, that having, among other discrepancies, a pale streak 
upon the hind edge of the fore wings, whilst here the correspon¬ 
ding streak is distinctly forward of the hind edge. 
Rosacean Tortrix. Another worm tieing peach leaves together 
in the same manner and at the same time with the preceding, 
differs from it in being destitute of the whitish stripe or line along 
each side of the back. It is light green with a line along the 
middle of the back of a deeper green color, which is often faint 
or wholly wanting. I have frequently found these worms upon 
the peach, and some of them which I have reared have produced 
moths which I can only regard as being a dark colored variety of 
the exceedingly variable Rosacean Tortrix already described. See 
No. 46. 
The Apple shoulder-striped Tortrix also feeds upon the 
leaves of the peach, but makes no nest in which to secreto -itself. 
