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two black spots on the upper part of the face, three black spots 
near the jaws and a black spot on each side of the head. Found 
on Meadow rue ( Thalictrum ) from April to August. 
Pseudo glossa lubricalis, Geyer. 
Larva f of an inch long; of a dull purplish-brown color; two rows 
of alternate black and yellow tubercles on the anterior part of the 
segment, the tip of each bent backward at nearly a right angle, the 
yellow ones on the posterior part bent forward; some of the 
black tubercles are ringed with yellow at the base; a few piliferous 
spots on each side of the body, from which arises a short bristle. 
Usually found on the ground beneath pieces of wood, in June and 
July. Feeds on grass, and spins a cocoon. 
Chytolita morbidalis, Guen. 
The larva measures about f of an inch in length; it is broadly 
convex on the upper side, and somewhat flattened on the under; it 
is of a reddish color, mottled with yellow; the first segment being 
darker than the others, and covered with black dots; a dorsal line 
of a dark color; on each side of the second and third segments are 
seven piliferous spots, arranged, first, four trans\ T ersely, then two 
obliquely, below these one by itself; on each segment, from four to 
nine, are eight similar spots, the first two being arranged obliquely, 
then three in a curved transverse row, and below these three in the 
form of a triangle. Head small, dark grayish. Feeds on grass and 
Hazel. Found in May and July. Spins a cocoon. 
Laphygma frugiperda, Guen. The Fall Army-worm. 
This larva is variable in color, gen¬ 
erally black when young, but when 
full-grown varying from pale brown to 
dirty green, sometimes with pink and 
yellow admixed, or mottled with crim¬ 
son and yellow and brown markings; 
the dorsum is brownish, with a nar¬ 
row dorsal line bordered each side 
with a darker shade; on each side of 
the body is a dark line that is bord¬ 
ered above with yellow; below the sto¬ 
mata is a buff or flesh-colored line 
bordered above with a wavy yellow line. Appears in the Fall and 
feeds on both Wheat and Corn. 
Prodenia commelinje, Guen. The Spider Owlet Moth. 
The larva of this species is the Wheat Cut-worm, and is black; 
the dorsal line is somewhat brownish, and a more dingy shade each 
side of it; the sub-dorsal region is very dark, and at its junction 
with the dorsum there is a pale buff line; on the sides and near 
the middle it is finely sprinkled with a light color; the piliferous 
spots are black, those on the back usually with white at the base; 
