PH AL i EN A P H Y T O L A C C A
P O K E -W E E D M O T H .
P H Y T O L A C C A D E C A N D R A . L IN N .
V IR G IN IA N PO K E -W E E D ,
P h . No6hia fpirilinguis criftata, alis deflexis: primoribus fufco Uriahs pundto obfcuro mar-
gine poftico nigro maculato; anteriori pundtato.
F e e d s on th e Poke, Carelefs, &c. I t we n t into th e ground Ju ly th e 5 th, and came
o u t th e 16th. I once met w ith this caterpillar in fuch abundance, th a t among a
great quantity o f Poke plants there was fcarcely a Angle lea f untouched; moft of
thefe caterpillars however we re fly-blown b y a common kind o f Ichneumon. The
moth is rare:
This is allied to our Ph. frugiperda and Commelince. Between the under wings of all thefe
there is the greateft affinity. Their pupa too are of a fimilar bright red colour, and their
fmooth ftriped caterpillars have much refcmblance to each other.
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