vious year. For this reason new hay should not be stacked in con¬ 
tact with old, and in storing clover hay in barns the old should be ex¬ 
amined, if any is left over, before any new is put in. In case they 
are found present in the old hay in great numbers, the old had better 
be taken out and the mow thoroughly cleaned out before any new i» 
put in. Of course it need not be expected that where clover has been 
put into a barn only one season, and a little left over, that the worm& 
should make their appearance in such numbers that much damage- 
could be done; but where, from year to year, hay, either wholly or 
partly clover, has been stored in a barn and the bottom of the ‘hay 
never cleaned out, it is obvious that they may so multiply in this 
undisturbed mass at the bottom as to ruin more or less of the new 
crop before it is used. Salting the hay as it is put in the stack or 
mow, as is often done, not only prevents mouldiness but may prove- 
an antidote for the worms. There are experiences that seem to be- 
against this, but the trials may not have been thorough. 
Aglossa pinguinalis, Harris.—The Grease Moth. 
I have not seen this, but Packard in his Guide says of it, “the palpi 
are rather long, the fore wings are grayish brown, clouded with a 
darker hue, and are crossed by two indented lines. The larva is of 
an uniform dark brown, with a darker head and prothoracic plate, 
and feeds on greasy horse cloths, etc.” 
Botys flavidalis, Gue. 
There are several species of this large genus found in different 
parts of the state, but they are of little interest except to collectors. 
They are generally some shade of yellow, often brownish, and crossed 
by dark transverse lines, the palpi not longer than the head, and the 
tip of the abdomen extending back beyond the hind wings. The 
species here named is perhaps the most common. 
Expanse of wings 1.15 inches. Color pale ochreous yellow, with a 
slightly brownish tinge on the front part of the fore wings. The fore¬ 
wings are crossed by five somewhat wavy brown lines, the second, 
third and fourth continuous across the hind wings. Discal dot brown. 
Desmia maculalis, Westwood.—The Grape-leaf Folder. 
This moth is shiny black with the fringes and patches in each 
wing white. The male and female differ from each other in the for¬ 
mer, having the antennae elbowed and thickened in the middle, with 
white patches on the wings, two in each fore wing and one in the 
hind wing, while the female has two white transverse bands on the 
abdomen, two patches to each wing, and the antennae simple. 
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