TAB. XCIII.
P H A L Ü N A A C E R IS.
G R EY M A P L E M O TH .
A C E R R U B R U M . L I N N .
SCARLET-FLOWERED MAPLE.
P h . NoOua fpirilinguis criffata, alia deflmds cams: primoribus jineolis undatis annuloque
fefquialtero nigris.
Phalaena Aceris. Lbm. Syjl. Nat. 846.
Nodtua Aceris. Fair. Eniom. emend. V. 5. 10?.
F e e d s on the Maple, and fpun itfelf up on the 6th o f November in a whitilh web
mixed w ith particles o f th e wood o f the box in which it was confined. T h e moth
came out April 7th. I t is rare in th e winged Hate.
This can fcarcdy be deemed diftmft from the European Ph. A m is , though the larva is
fomewhat different. The hairy caterpillars are variable at different ages and in different
individuals.
