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4 —Spilosoma virginica .—Body pale yellow or dark gray, with a 
dark colored sub-dorsal stripe, and sometimes with a yellow stig¬ 
mata! line, or greenish-white, with k white dorsal and sub-dorsal, 
hair in spreading clusters from warts, white, yellow, light leddis i, 
or the base reddish-brown, with the tips black; venter pale yellow, 
blackish, or greenish-white; head black, yellowish-brown or pale 
yellow; length, 1J inches. Feeds on Cabbage, Beets, Peas, e c. 
June to November. Spins a cocoon. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
5 —Hyperchiria io. — Body light 
blue, above, the stigmatal region 
deep green; just below the spir¬ 
acles is a red line, and below this 
is a white one; these lines do not 
extend upon the first 3 segments; 
on each segment is a transverse 
row of 6 or 8 clusters of stiff 
green, poisonous spines, some of 
which are tipped with black; ven¬ 
ter deep green, marked with 2 
rows of red spots, which are dotted 
with white; head smooth, green; 
length, 3 inches. Feeds on Hazel, 
Oak, Elm, Sassafras, Locust and 
Corn. June to September. Spins 
a cocoon. (I). W. Coquillett.) 
Fig. (54.—Hyperchiria io. Larva. 
6 —Euchcetes collaris .—Body pale greenisli-wliite; hair soft, in 
spreading clusters from warts, pearl-gray or mouse-colored; venter 
greenisli-white; spiracles white, ringed with black; head pale yel¬ 
lowish-white ; length, 1J inches. Feeds on Indian Hemp (. Apocynum, 
cinnabinum ) and Spreading Dogbane (.Apocynum androsamifollmn). 
June to October. Spins a cocoon. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
Fig. 65.—Arctia isabella. Moth, pupa and 
larva. 
7 — Pyrrarctia isabella. — Body 
black; hair appears to be cut off 
of equal length, in spreading 
clusters from black warts; the 
hair on the middle of the body 
is reddish-brown, or pale yellow¬ 
ish, and that on the ends of the 
body is black; spiracles yellow¬ 
ish ; head smooth, black, with a 
few short hairs on the face; 
length, lj inches. Feeds on 
Burdock, Plantain, etc. July to 
May. Spins a cocoon. (D. W. 
Coquillett.) 
