. The American entomologist and botanist. , : luila. ,;lateral niartln,, siiiMnih, \, kis \. 11 ili,lil,.-k,f ?• 1 .U SlllV • 1: liMoi .-x, , ; li|is or lihiae. and l:i|->i, Uilh . liiu- 111, reiii, ihuh-vellow; with a \\-\\ lian- .\ 1 |.iir|.l IM- less inl ;;;;:;!;-,:- ., the siirlace-h, 1|. s1 III milllln- la, Washing i|-| lo
. The American entomologist and botanist. , : luila. ,;lateral niartln,, siiiMnih, \, kis \. 11 ili,lil,.-k,f ?• 1 .U SlllV • 1: liMoi .-x, , ; li|is or lihiae. and l:i|->i, Uilh . liiu- 111, reiii, ihuh-vellow; with a \\-\\ lian- .\ 1 |.iir|.l IM- less inl ;;;;:;!;-,:- ., the siirlace-h, 1|. s1 III milllln- la, Washing i|-| low; I,.-ii-llireadth .5f millims lnli-lhi(s , and Massachusetts. Itiilion T To Ofu Si liscuiiiEKs —Panics in(anada, who wish to subscribe for the Amiouk , can obtain it, postage free, byremitting .f 2,00 to the Rev. C. J. 8. Rethune,Secretary to ihe Eutouiohigical Society of Can-ada, Credit, C, W. MY RASPBERRY .VNI) VERBENA MOTHS. AND WHATCAME OK THEM. [Pig. ran-. Colors—(It and 6) yellowish-gray; (c and d) \ Headers of the Entomologist, lis-ten to my story, and give me your . two occasions I have bred two beautifullittle moths. One I called the Ilaspberry Moth,as the little caterpillars fed upon the leaves andfruit of the Raspberry; the other I called myA^erbeiia Moth, as the larva fed upon the budsand flowers of the \erbena, Ihuiited through all Ihe works on EntomologyI had access to, and could find no description ofthese moths; and I began to flaltcr myself thatI really hail found two new species. So I studiedthem carefully, took notes of all their womhrfulways, and spent much valuable time in watch-ing their proceedings, I found my litth^ raspberry caterpillars had adecided preference for the Pliiladel|)hia Rasiiber-ry, though I occasionally found them upon theBliick-caps. They also seemed to have a greatpassion for ornaments, for they had stuck allover thei
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