. The American entomologist. Entomology. 226 THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. Clover-Troriiis—E. P.'Flaiulers, GaUshurff, Mich.— Tlie larv:c sent, whi(;li arrived in excellent order, and which, as you say, "were found iu myriads in the bottom of a stack consisting partly of clover-hay," are. Colorg—(1 and 2) brown; (4) honey-yellow; (5 and C) golden-yellow and brown. the veritable Clover-worms, of which vee herewith pre- sent figures in all their stages. Figures 1 and 2 repre- sent the larva, 3 the cocoon, 4 the pupa, 5 and 6 the moth, and 7 the -white web in wliieh the worm for the most p
. The American entomologist. Entomology. 226 THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. Clover-Troriiis—E. P.'Flaiulers, GaUshurff, Mich.— Tlie larv:c sent, whi(;li arrived in excellent order, and which, as you say, "were found iu myriads in the bottom of a stack consisting partly of clover-hay," are. Colorg—(1 and 2) brown; (4) honey-yellow; (5 and C) golden-yellow and brown. the veritable Clover-worms, of which vee herewith pre- sent figures in all their stages. Figures 1 and 2 repre- sent the larva, 3 the cocoon, 4 the pupa, 5 and 6 the moth, and 7 the -white web in wliieh the worm for the most part lives. The motli is scientifically known as Aaopia costaUs, Fabr. "We copy your de- scription of the way in which this worm operated, as it applies generally to the other ? instances in which it has been met with. "The hay close to the ground was stuc'k together with a sort of web, and was lilled with white cocoons so thick that, before close inspection, one would pronounce it mouldy. The hay was also literally tilled with their excrement; and after the last load had been removed, the and , also the baru-tloor was fairly covered with the ; As you suggest, this is the same worm that was de- scribed by the Senior Editor in the old Praetieal Ento- mologist (vol I p. 82;) but the Junior Editor was the first to breed It to the perfect moth state, and he gave its complete history in the Prairie Farmer(\\>Y. 20, 1867). The moth is one of our prettiest species, being of a redtlish brown color with golden-yellow marldngs and fringe to its wings. Raspberry Brand—J. M. Beecher, A'eu'port, Mo.— As you rightly infer, the orange fungus on thoraspberiy leaves which you send, is the same as that which we ' spoke of on page 204 of our last number. "We lately saw a great deal of this fungus and have observed that it is almost entirely confined to the present year's growth of cane, and it has the curious elJect of causing a dozen pale siclily
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