State Agricultural Society. 
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A KINDRED 8PECIES DESCRIBED; THE VOLUPIA MOTH 
grounds around me; and I had it in view to grow one or two plants 
of the evening primrose in some obscure corner of my garden for 
the exclusive accommodation of these worms, and remove to them 
or destroy the worms that came upon the plants in other parts of 
the grounds. But as these pages are going to the press (1868) I 
am able to state that the insect has this year entirely disappeared, 
although quite a number of the larvae interred themselves the 
previous season. Whether it was aware that a largo portion of 
its numbers was being destroyed and that the situation was there¬ 
fore an unsafe one for it to remain in, or whether the unusual 
severity of the last winter’s cold or some other atmospherical 
change has caused it to perish, I am unable to say. And whether 
it will be possible for us to keep these beautiful moths about our 
gardens aud yards in such moderate numbers as not to be a nuisance 
to us remains to bo ascertained. 
For several years a specimen of a third species pertaining to 
this interesting and lovely genus, has been in my cabinet, vicing 
in the richness of its colors with the two species already known. 
It was captured in the Indian Territory west of Arkansas by my 
valued friend William S. Robertson. It measures one inch in 
width across its extended wings, and is of a bright ochre yellow 
color, with its fore wings deep crimson and crossed by two curved 
and zigzag white lines. 
The anterior white line or hand crosses the fore wings slightly forward of their 
middle, and to the eye resembles a figure 3 rudely marked upon the wing, it being 
composed of successive curves and angular points jutting forward upon each of 
the three principal longitudinal veins. It is slender, ragged and uneven through 
most of its course, but is widened abruptly at the outer fourth of its length, 
where it is also stained with tarnished yellow, and continues broad from this 
point to the outer margin. The posterior band begins on the inner margin near 
its hind end, and at a third of its length approaches quito near the anterior band. 
It then turns toward the tip of the wing, this middle portion being a'sleiulcr, 
smooth, zigzag line, jutting backward in a row of very slender and acute angular 
points upon the veins, to the number of five or six. Finally, towards its outer 
end it bends more forward and attains the outer margin at right angles with it, 
ending thereon half way between the outer end of the anterior band and the tip. 
Between this band and the hind edge is a sprinkling of white scales forming a faint 
cloud-like subterminal band. The hind wings are white, their outer posterior 
half pale red, as is also the fringe. The underside of both pairs is dull sombre 
crimson with oidy a small portion of the base and inner side whitish. The abdo¬ 
men is leaden gray on the back and pale red on the sides and beneath. 
The rich lively color of the wings of this moth, appearing as 
though they were deeply dyed in the ruby wine, brings to mind as 
