. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Bulletin, So. Calif. Academy of Sciences Vol. 58, Part 2, 1959. PLATE 31 Egg of Epicnaptera americana, "Lappet Moth". Enlarged X 24. Draw- ing by the author. Epicnaptera americana Harris The "Lappet Moth" Several eggs of this common moth were turned o\'er to me by Noel McFarland. The larva of this species has been described by numerous authors, and the egg has occasionally been mentioned, but ap- parently no illustration of it occurs in the literature. The most complete des
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Bulletin, So. Calif. Academy of Sciences Vol. 58, Part 2, 1959. PLATE 31 Egg of Epicnaptera americana, "Lappet Moth". Enlarged X 24. Draw- ing by the author. Epicnaptera americana Harris The "Lappet Moth" Several eggs of this common moth were turned o\'er to me by Noel McFarland. The larva of this species has been described by numerous authors, and the egg has occasionally been mentioned, but ap- parently no illustration of it occurs in the literature. The most complete description was published by H. H. Ly- man in the Canadian Entomologist, Vol. 6, p. 158, 1874, from Canadian examples. From this it appears that there is a slight difference in the markings of northern examples as compared with those from the southwestern United States. Eggs laid April 29, 1958 hatched May 10, 1958. All were re- markably uniform in their markings. Egg: Oval, with two flattened surfaces; length, mm.; width, mm. Ground color, ivory-white. In the center of each flattened surface there is a round black spot, surrounded by an areola of blue-gray. Where this occurs, the surface of the egg is depressed. Lateral to this depressed area there is a long crescentic band of black with expanded ends, and opposite this on the other margin of the depressed area, a similar, but much smaller black figure. These markings are repeated on the reverse surface of the egg. At each end there is a small round black spot which is not depressed. The accompanying illustration, Plate 31, obviates the need of further description. Several subspecies and forms of Epicnaptera americana have 100. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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