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UFEUS Grt. 



U. plicatus Grt. Newark (Sb). 



MAMESTRA Ochs. 



M. nimbosa Gn. Caldwell (Cr) ; Newark (Soc). 

 M. imbrifera Gn. Caldwell (Cr) ; Newark (Soc). 



M. purpurissata Grt. Chester VIII, 17, Sussex Co. VIII, 23 (Coll) ; not 

 common near New York (Bt). 



M. meditata Grt. Chester VIII to Anglesea VI, VIII, IX; and generally 

 throughout the State, chiefly VIII & IX. 



M. lustralis Grt. Sure to be found in New Jersey. 



M. detracta Wlk. Newark VI (Sb) ; Elizabeth VI, VII (Bz) ; Staten 



Island VI, VII (Ds) ; Jamesburg VII, 4 (Dke). 

 M. distincta Hbn. Caldwell (Cr) ; Newark IV (div) ; Elizabeth IV (Bz) ; 



Staten Island IV, V (Ds) ; the larva on grape. 



M. atlantica Grt. "New Jersey," without definite locality. 



M. subjuncta G. & R. Throughout the northern half of the State; New 



Brunswick to Chester V-VIII. The larva is a general feeder on 



grasses, weeds, and sometimes becomes injurious on cabbage and 



other cultivated plants. 

 M. grandis Bdv. Newark VI, 20, VIII, 6 (div); Elizabeth VI (Bz) ; Staten 



Island VI, Jamesburg VII (Ds), and probably throughout the northern 



part of the State; larva on burdock and a variety of other low plants. 

 M. trifolii Rott. Throughout the 



State, V-X, common; larva 



on cabbage, clover, Cheno- 



podium, &c., and sometimes 



injurious. 

 M. rosea Harv. Ramsey V, 28 



(Sleight); Paterson VI, 15 



(Gr.) ; Newark, at light VIII 



(Wdt); Elizabeth VI, 10 



(Bz). 



M. congermana Morr. Ramsey 



V, 29 (Sleight) ; Ft. Lee VII, 



30 (Wrms) ; Newark, at 



light, rare (Wdt) ; Elizabeth 



VII (Bz); Staten Island V, 



VII (Ds). 

 M. rubefacta Morr. Lakehurst 



V, 29 (Ds). 



M. picta Harr. Throughout the 

 State VI, VIII, locality com- 

 mon; the gaudy yellow, 

 black-striped and barred 

 larvae are sometimes found 



Fig. 187.- Mamcstra trifolii: a, larva from 



above; b, same on cabbage leaf; 



c, pupa; d, adult; wing of 



moth enlarged. 



