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2— Hypena evanidalis. —Body green, sometimes tinged with pink ; 
a dark colored dorsal line; a white sub-dorsal and stigmatal line, 
the latter sometimes wanting; on each side of each segment are 
from 5 to 7 black piliferous spots, from each of which issues 1 or 
2 short hairs ; venter green, covered with black piliferous spots ; head 
green, dotted with black; length 1 inch. Feeds on the Hop. August 
to September. Enters the earth. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
3— Hypena scabra. —Body green; a dark dorsal line faintly edged 
with white ; a white sub-dorsal and stigmatal line ; venter pale green, 
unmarked; head smooth, green; length 1 inch. Feeds on Clover. 
May to September. Spins a cocoon. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
4— Drasteria erechtea. —Body marked with black or dark colored, 
white and pink lines; some of these lines form dark colored stripes, 
which are situated as follows: one on the dorsal space, a stigmatal 
stripe, and one j ust above the legs; there is sometimes a dark 
colored stripe midway between the stigmatal stripe and the one on 
the dorsal space; the three last mentioned stripes also extend upon 
the head; there is usually a dark colored dorsal stripe, most dis¬ 
tinct on the middle of the body; sometimes the body is tinged with 
brown, except on the first and last segment; venter ashen gray, 
marked with darker lines, and with a black line in the middle; 
head whitish, marked with 6 dark colored stripes; length 1J inches. 
Feeds on Grass. May to October. Spins a cocoon. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
5— Anisopteryx pometaria .—Body whitish green; a wide brown dor¬ 
sal and stigmatal stripe; between these stripes are 3 white lines, 
the middle line the faintest; venter pale flesh color; the anterior 
Fig. 50.—Anisopteryx pometaria. Moths, pupa, larva and eggs. 
pair of abdominal legs are smaller than the posterior pair; head 
brown; length J- inch. Feeds on Apple, Cherry, Elm and Peach. 
May to June. Enters the earth. (G. H. French.) 
6~Plusia precationis .—Body green, a dark dorsal stripe faintly 
edged with white; a sub-dorsal and stigmatal white stripe, the 
latter the most distinct; an-indistinct whitish line on the dorsal 
space; sub-dorsal space sometimes tinged with black; piliferous 
spots green, sometimes tipped with black, as with a black basal 
annulation; sometimes these spots are entirely black, or whitish; 
venter green; head smooth, green, sometimes encircled with black, 
nr with a black dash on each side. Length, 14 inches. Feeds on 
Plantain, Burdock and Dandelion; found throughout the year. Spins 
a cocoon. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
7 —Nematocampa filamentaria .—Body gray or dull blackish, marked 
with blackish dashes; on top of the segments 5 and 6 is a pair of 
long fleshy horns, which curve in opposite directions; these horns 
