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(.Solidago sp.) and Aspen. The writer has found it feeding abundantly 
on apple and Blackberry and has referred briefly to this species in earlier 
papers. 1 Its abundance and preference for apple place it, beyond 
doubt, among the pests of apple. Having no common name, the 
writer suggests the Tufted Apple Bud-Moth, taking its name from the 
conspicuous tufted scales on the fore wings of the adult. This name 
has been submitted to the committee on nomenclature of the American 
Association of Economic Entomologists. 
This genus contains other species known to attack various fruits. 
Sparganothis flavedana Clem. 2 has been taken by the writer as an occasional 
feeder on apple, 5. deulticostana Walsh feeds on cherry while 5. reticu- 
latana Clem, feeds on pear. There are many other species which feed 
on forest and shade trees. 
Life History 
Sparganothis idaeusalis Wlk. resembles the common Bud-moth 
('Tmetocera ocellana Schiff.) in its habits and manner of feeding and it is 
impossible to distinguish the injuries of the two species. During some 
years it has been found even more abundant than Tmetocera ocellana. 
Brief life history notes have been taken during the past five summers 
which give a basis of comparison with the life history of the common 
Bud-moth. 
Eggs 
The eggs are apple green in color and laid in patches of a hundred or 
slightly more. They resemble the eggs of Tmetocera ocellana or more 
closely those of the Red-banded Leaf-roller, Eulia velutinana Wlk. but 
can be readily distinguished from either because of the milky white 
translucent envelope which surrounds the egg mass, This envelope is 
much thicker and more prominent than the covering of the egg masses 
of the species mentioned above. 
Larvae 
The full grown larva is olive or brownish in color with a chestnut 
brown head and cervical shield. The cervical shield is uniformly 
colored, but is often lighter along the anterior margin. Each body seg¬ 
ment has four conspicuous silvery setal tubercles which distinguish it 
from Tmetocera ocellana Schiff. A better character, however, is the 
presence of an anal comb while Tmetocera ocellana has none. 
*See reference cited to author’s papers. 
2 A11 determinations of species discussed in this paper were made through the 
courtesy of Mr. August Busck, U. S. National Museum, Wash. D. C.. 
