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. The moth expands about five inches. The wings are a rusty green¬ 
ish yellow and are crossed beyond the middle by a white band, edged 
within with black, and withont by a broader band of lilac. Near the 
base of the fore wings is an angular white band, the angle turned out¬ 
ward, on the hind wings an arcuated band, the convex portion turn¬ 
ed inward. Is ear the middle of each wing is a large transparent cres¬ 
cent, edgeci with white and yellow on the concave side. The eye-like 
spot and lilac space at the apex similar to the preceding. 
Eucronia maia, Drury— The Buck or Maia Moth. 
Expanse of wings from two and a half to three inches. Wings 
b ack but so thinly covered with black scales as to appear much like 
black crape. Crossed in the middle by a white band, which contains 
the discal spots, lheband on the hind wings is twice the width of 
the fore wings. The caterpillar is brownish black covered with more 
or less conspicuous small oval wart-like elevations from which arise 
branching spines, and a lateral yellow stripe. The dorsal spines on 
the middle segments fascicled and rusty colored. It feeds on oak. 
Hyperchiria ro, Fabr— The Io Moth. 
Expands three and a half inches. The fore wings are light pur- 
p ish brown, blended with yellow a little in the outer part: the purple 
rather predominating. They are crossed by two or three rather m- 
Iistmct wavy bands, have several dark spots at the end of the discal 
?® n , and yellowish br . own hair s at the base of the wing and on the 
morax. I he hind wings are bright with a large blue eye spot edged 
with black, m the center containing a straight white pupil, and bor- 
ler ot purple that is reddish along the inner margin but yellowish 
ilorig the °uter. Inside of this is supplemented by a line of black. 
he male differs from the above in being smaller and brighter color- 
!d, being of a deep yellow, marked somewhat like the female. The 
arva is a green caterpillar covered with branching spines that arise 
rom tubercles of which there are six to each segment. It feeds upon 
1 & rea f variety of plants, among which are corn, sassafras, locust, wil- 
ow, etc. ’ ’ 
Citheronia regalis, Fabr.—The Royal Walnut Moth. 
• bx P a ^ s or six inches. The Core wings are olive green, veined 
nth red, with two large yellow spots near the apex andseveral small- 
poued wul yeliowand olive™* ^ ^ win g s are red, 
Th e caterpiHar is green, four or five inches long when full grown 
fith six tubercles or horns to each segment, some of which are great! 
