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Morrisonia vomerina, Grt. May 17th (1898), three specimens at light. 



Xylomiges dolosa, Grt. Rare, Brandon and Rounthwaite. 



Lithomia germana, Morr. Quite common in 1896 at sugar from August 



27th to end of September, and has been taken at light. 

 Calocampa nupera, Lint. 



" cineritia, Grt. 



" curvimacula, Morr. 



These three species have been taken at sugar in about equal 



numbers ; nupera as early as the end of August, and a couple of 



weeks at least before the others. All have come to light, and I have 



taken nupera, if not the others, again in the spring, and also under 



a log (May 24th). 

 Cucullia asteroides, Gn. Quite rare, taken sitting on fence early in the 



summer. 

 Cucullia florea, Gn. Our common species at light during July : a 



specimen taken as late as September ist, at rest on fence. 

 Cucullia Speyeri, Lint. One at Brandon at bloom about the middle 



of July. 

 Cucullia intermedia, Speyer. June 27th, July r2th, etc., an occasional 



specimen at light and on fences. 

 Cucullia albida. Smith. Mr. Marmont found this good species rather 

 plentiful at Rounthwaite last season, and I got one in my house on 



May 1 8th. 

 Asteroscopus borealis, Smith. Cartwright. (See page 25 of present 



volume for description of this new species). 

 Ogdoconta cinereola, Gn. Several at light in 1897 about the middle of 



July. 



. ^ ^ Occasional at light, both seasons, early in 



Abrostola urentis, Gn. l-r, ,, , , a-   



^ . ' „ ,, r July ; the latter was also taken off praine 



Deva purpurigera, Walk. ,, t^ j • „ ^ 



° ; flowers at Brandon m 1896. 



Plusia serea, Hbn. July 13th. I have never taken more than a single 

 specimen of this species in Manitoba, though so common in the East. 



Plusia jereoides, Grt. With the exception of simplex, our commonest 

 Plusia, especially so at light during July in 1897. 



Plusia balluca, Geyer. Ai light, August 3rd, etc., rare. 



Plusia Putnami, Grt. Plentiful at light in 1897, early in July, and one 

 taken as late as September ist; rare in 1898. A pupa was found 

 quite exposed on June loth in a white loose cocoon attached to a 

 weed. 



