Atlas of Adirondack caterpillars : with a host list, rearing notes, and a selected bibliography of works depicting caterpillars

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Hesperiidae -3945 Erynnis icelus Pack. Mature larva collected in rolled leaves of Salix bebbiana, July 20 (77-89). Larva overwintered. Larva light green, with brown head. Papilionidae -f-4176 Papilio glaucus L. Mature larva collected on Prunus virginiana, August 22 (77-81). Second instar larva collected on Alnus incana, July 2. Larva rests on mat of silk in single, partially folded leaf (77-82). Larva green, with yellow, black, and blue eyespot and yellow and black collar.Nymphalidae + -4420 Polygonia interrogationis (F.). Two mature larvae found on Urtica dioica (80-141a & b). Adult emerged from one resulting pupa, August 22. Larva red¬ dish brown, first and last segments with black, branched setae. + -4421 Polygonia comma (Harr.). Fourth instar larva collected on Ulmus americana, June 6 (80-81); mature larva obtained by June 13, adult emerged June 28. Larva black, with white lateral line and setae.-4433 Aglais milberti (Godt.). Mature larva col¬ lected on Urtica dioica, August 1 (77-83b). Larva black, with white spots; spiracular line yellow, wavy, broken.-+4434 Vanessa virginiensis (Drury). Mature larva collected on Anaphalis margaritacea, September 7 (77-10). Larva black, with white lateral spots, white intersegmental transverse bands, and red subspiracular spots.+ -4437 Vanessa atalanta (L.). Mature larva found on Urtica dioica, pupated August 2 (80-143). Larva black, with yellow sides.-4491 Charidryas harrisii (Scudder). Second instar larvae collected on Aster tradescantii, August 13. Lar¬ vae gregarious and with considerable webbing (77-85a).Mature larva collected on Aster umbellatus, May 28 (80-155). Larva orange, with black and white mottling and a black subdorsal band. + -4522 Basilarchia arthemis (Drury). Mature larva collected on Salix bebbiana (79-80). Larva greenish brown, with a silvery saddle. Satyridae + -4568.1 Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark. Mature larva collected on grass (Panicum sp.) at Raquette Lake, July 22 (79-88). Larva green, with yellow-green lines.

Polyphyly of Lichen-cryptic Dagger Moths: synonymy of Agriopodes Hampson and description of a new basal acronictine genus, Chloronycta, gen. n. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

“…Illustrations are in Wagner et al (2011) and McCabe (1991; head capsule and mandible). Dyar described the waxy-white egg as a flattened dome with about 48 radial ridges lacking transverse striae, 2 mm across and 1 mm in height–characters consistent with those of Acronicta .…”

“…The immature stages of Acronicta fallax were described by Dyar (1899) , and Crumb (1956) gives a brief description based on a preserved larva. Illustrations are in Wagner et al (2011) and McCabe (1991 ; head capsule and mandible). Dyar described the waxy-white egg as a flattened dome with about 48 radial ridges lacking transverse striae, 2 mm across and 1 mm in height–characters consistent with those of Acronicta .…”

Taxonomy and biogeography of the Nearctic Raphia Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Raphiinae)

“…Immature stages – larva described by Thaxter (1883) based on eastern specimens, and by Dyar (1894) from Yosemite, California (possibly referable to Raphia frater cinderella ). Illustrations in McCabe (1991) (head capsule and mandible), Wagner (2005) and Wagner et al (2011) . Mature larva stout, tapered only slightly anteriorly, bluish green to apple green with a slightly translucent quality, pinacula yellow, a dorsal transverse yellow band on A1, A5 and A8 extends to just above spiracle; T2 with short horn-like process middorsally, reddish with yellow base; these bands with whitish anterior border, those on A5 and A8 partially bordered with reddish orange; prolegs green, anal prolegs with yellow and reddish orange; head whitish green, usually retracted into T1, ocelli black, labrum whitish; total length 40 to 30 mm.…”