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1—Samia cecropia .— Body light blue; on top of the segments 2 
and 3 are two thick yellowish brown w r arts, encircled in the middle 
by a row r of black tubercles; on top of the segments from 4 
Fig. 72.—Attacus (Samia) cecropia. Larva. 
to 10 inclusive are two light yellow warts; on top of segment 11 
is a single light yellow 7 w r art; on either side of each segment are 2 
or 3 blue warts; all of these warts are beset at the top by a few 
black bristles; venter deep green; head smooth, deep green; 
length 3 inches. Feeds on Willow, Apple, Plum, Cherry, Choke- 
cherry, Currant, Maple, and Barbery. July to September. Spins a 
cocoon. (D. W. Coquillett.) 
8 —Samia Columbia .— Body green; on top of segments 2, 3 and 4 
are two long w T arts which are yellow 7 at the base, above this is a 
raised black ring above which the wart is red and beset by 7 
or 8 black spines; on top of segments 5, 6, _ 7, 8, 9 and 10 
are two smaller w 7 arts of which the base is w'hite, the remainder 
light yellow 7 , with from 1 to 3 black spines at the tip; on top of 
segment 11 is a single large wart, the base of which is white, the 
remainder yellow, and beset at the base and middle with black bris¬ 
tles; on top of segment 12 are four white tubercles tipped with 
black bristles; on either side of each segment are 2 or 3 tubercles 
which are white, ringed at the base, the upper ones with brown, 
the low r er ones with black; head green; length 3 inches. Feeds on 
Larch ( Larix Americana.) July to August. Spins a cocoon. 
(T. B. Caulfield.) 
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