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Edition of 1905. See also Estigmene acrea on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer. The genus should be Leucarctia.

2032427The New International Encyclopædia — Salt-Marsh Caterpillar Moth

SALT-MARSH CATERPILLAR MOTH. A moth (Leucarctica acræa) found in New England and so named because its larva, a hairy caterpillar, feeds on the salt grass of the marshes. See Colored Plate of Moths.