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LYCiENA III. 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. 
a —a 1 . Egg ; magnified. 
b . Young Larva ; magnified. 
c. Larva after first moult ; magnified. 
d. Larva after second moult ; magnified. 
e. Larva after third moult; magnified. 
e 1 — e i . Larva after third moult ; magnified, showing various coloring. 
f Mature Larva of Violacea ; natural size. 
Z 1 ,/ 1 . Mature Larva of Pseudargiolus ; magnified. 
f °. Mature Larva of fall bi’ood ; magnified. 
/ 2 —/ 6 . Mature Larvae of all broods ; magnified, showing various coloring. 
g . Chrysalis from egg of Pseudargiolus ; natural size. 
g 1 . The same ; magnified. 
li. Chrysalis from egg of Violacea ; natural size. 
i. Anterior segments mature Larva ; showing position of head, at rest. 
i 4 . Under side of segment 2 ; showing same. 
i 1 — i 3 . Head and neck. 
k. Last segments ; showing the orifice on 11, and the position of the organs on 12. 
to. Organ of 12 partly expanded. 
to 1 . The tentacles in pencil. 
in 2 . The tentacles fully expanded. 
to 3 . Tentacle. 
ft. Section of dorsum ; largely magnified, showing the stellate processes. 
l. Dogwood (Cornus) in blossom ; the spring food-plant. 
2. Rattle-weed (Cimicifuga) ; the summer food-plant. 
3. Actinomeris squarrosa ; the fall food-plant. 
