. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Noctuidlt The caterpillar feeds upon the sour gum-tree {Mvssa svlvj- tica). The larval stages have been described by Dyar. (See Proceedings U. S. Nat. Museum. Vol. p. o.) The insect is not uncommon in Pennsylvania and has much the same range as the preceding three or four species. Genus CERMA Hubner Three species of this genus are credited to our fauna. The one of which we give a cut has been by some authors con- founded with Polygrammatc hebraicum. (i) Cerma cora Hubne
. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Noctuidlt The caterpillar feeds upon the sour gum-tree {Mvssa svlvj- tica). The larval stages have been described by Dyar. (See Proceedings U. S. Nat. Museum. Vol. p. o.) The insect is not uncommon in Pennsylvania and has much the same range as the preceding three or four species. Genus CERMA Hubner Three species of this genus are credited to our fauna. The one of which we give a cut has been by some authors con- founded with Polygrammatc hebraicum. (i) Cerma cora Hubner. (The Cora Moth.) Syn. jcsta Gu'.nec. The ground-color of this pretty little moth is white shading into vinaceous gray, upon which the darker markings stand forth conspicuously. ^''' ^ ' It IS quite rare, and so far as is known is con- fined to the Atlantic Subregion of the continent. The tlgure was drawn by the author from a specimen in the possession of the Brooklyn Institute, belonging to the Neumocgen Collection. Genus CYATHISSA Grote (i) Cyathissa percara Morrison, Plate XIX, Fig. \2, i. (The Darling Cyathissa.) This pretty little species is found in the Gulf States and has been reported as ranging northward as as Colorado. A second species of the genus has during the past year been described by Prof. J. B. Smith, from southern California, under the name pallicia. Genus CHYTONIX Grote (i) Chytonix palliatricula (iuenee, Fig. M. <$ ; Fig. 14, (5 , var. (The Cloaked Marvel.) Syn. iaspis Guen^c. A common species in tiie Northern .Atlantic State-;. It may be found in June and July in Pennsylvania seated upon the bark of oak-trees in the forest. It comes freely to sugar and to light. 161. 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 Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. Garden
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