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8— Grapta comma. —Body yellowish white; a dorsal row of three¬ 
pronged green spots; on each segment is a transverse row of yel¬ 
lowish white branching spines, tipped with black; head grayish, the 
sides black, thinly covered with small prickles, and with two black 
branching spines on the top. Length, 1-j inches. Feeds on the Hop. 
May to September. Suspends itself by the hind feet. (D. W. Co- 
quillett.) 
— Phi)clodes tharos. —Body black, dotted with white; a light yel¬ 
low stigmatal stripe dotted with black. This stripe is sometimes 
nearly divided in the middle by a row of black dashes situated on 
the middle of each segment. On each segment is a transverse row 
of black branching spines; venter pale brownish, dotted with white; 
head black, the upper angles produced into a short thick tubercle. 
Length, 1^ inches. Feeds on Aster. Found throughout the year. 
Suspends itself by the hind feet. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
10— Vanessa antiop a .—Body black, covered with minute white dots ; 
a dorsal black line, interrupted by a row of 7 or 8 velvety-red or 
pale yellow spots; on each segment is a transverse row of black 
branching spines ; abdominal legs reddish-brown or yellowish ; length 
2 inches. Feeds on Poplar, Elm and Willow. May to September. 
Suspends itself by the hind feet. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
11— Melitcea baroni. —Body black, sometimes dotted with whitish 
points; on each segment is a transverse ’row of 7 spines; the dorsal 
spine in each row is yellow, with black bristles, the lowest spine 
yellow, the remainder are black; venter brown; head black or dark 
brown, covered with black hairs; length 1 inch. July to August.. 
Suspends itself by the hind feet. (W. H. Edwards.) 
Fig. <>0.—Eucronia inaia. Pupa and larva. 
12 —Eucronia maia .—Body brownish or dull black ; sometimes dot¬ 
ted with yellow and marked with a yellow stigmatal stripe; on each 
segment is a transverse row of black branching spines, which are 
sometimes dotted with yellow; sometimes, in place of the two rows 
of spines on the back, there are two rows of brown fascicled warts, 
except on the first and last segment; the top of segment 1 is some¬ 
times polished reddish brown ; head polished brown or reddish brown ; 
length 2^ inches. Feeds on Willow, Oak, Aster and Spiraea. July 
to September. Enters the earth. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
