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Plusia striatella, Grt. ( = venusta, Wlk). Over 60 specimens were taken 

 in 1897 at light, from June 27th into August. Last season only four 

 v/ere seen. 



Plusia thyatiroides, Gn. Rare, 5 specimens taken off Heliopsis scabra in 

 Elm Park on August i8th and 24th (1896), and another off Cnicus 

 Canadensis on August 15th (1895). 



Plusia bimaculata, Staph. Not infrequent at light both seasons towards 

 the end of July. 



Plusia biioba, Steph. One captured at Brandon on July 23rd (1896), 

 off Cnicus undulatus. 



Plusia precationis, Gn. Quite rare here, only 2 or 3 specimens taken at 

 bloom, July 25th, August nth, etc. 



Plusia californica, Speyer. Only taken in 1895, two at bloom in my 

 garden on July 29th, and another at light on the 30th. 



Plusia brassier, Riley. One, July 30th (1895), '" ™y garden. An 

 unusually dark form of this species has been taken by Mr. Boger at 

 Brandon. 



Plusia viridisignata, Grt. (Dr. R. Ottolengui informs me that this 

 is really (2632) selecta, Walk). July 19th, one at light in 1897. 



Plusia epigtxa, Grote. August 25th, one at bloom. 



Plusia ampla. Walk. I have taken this specimen at light from the 22nd 

 of June until July 12th, and in fair numbers. 



Plusia simplex, Gn. A pale form of this species occurs here. The 

 species is double-brooded, or appears to be on the wing throughout 

 the summer; it was very plentiful on the prairie at Rounthwaite on 

 September nth last. Have only taken one specimen at light. 



Plusia flagellum. Walk, (monodon, Grt., and insolita, Smith, are, Dr. 

 Ottolengui tells me, identical). I first took this species at Brandon, 

 at bloom on July 15th, 1896 ; the two following seasons it has come 

 to light here from June 24th into July, some half dozen specimens 

 being captured. 



Calpe Canadensis, Beth. Only from Cartwright. 



Plusiodonta compressipalpis, Gn. One on the wing when sugaring in 

 Elm Park on August 27th (1896). Some years back, when living 

 in Hamilton, Ont., I bred a number of these moths from 

 numerous larvae found feeding on nioonseed (Menispermum Cana- 

 dense). This vine covered the veranda of the house in which 

 I lived. The larvte taken early in July were full-grown and very 

 beautiful ; a second brood appeared about the middle of August. 



