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neogama. Took a beautiful variety of palcBOgama with much white 

 on the wings. Moths both high and low on the trees, but mostly 

 low. Took three viduata on the body of the same white oak. Of 

 the seven specimens of this species taken on this date, five were on 

 white oak, and two on hickory. Nebulosa has the habit of flying 

 before you and alighting on dry leaves, the ground or grass, ap- 

 parently spurning concealment. At rest it is usually found under 

 leaning tree trunks, or logs above the ground. Not very difficult 

 to take after alighting. 



The last collecting trip in July was on the 29th and the tempera- 

 ure was under 90°. The party consisted of the senior author, John 

 Degroodt and Misses Gertrude Wallace and Charline Parks. We 

 took eleven viduata, two vidua, six lacrymosa, three phalanga, one 

 nebulosa, one junctura, and the first angusi of the season. Moths 

 were not so plentiful as when the temperature was higher. Of the 

 lacrymosa specimens two were paulina and one evelina. The last 

 viduata taken on this date was resting on shag-bark hickory, and was 

 a brand new female, the first female of the entire season, and the 

 sixty-second taken in the past 23 days. The two paulina specimens 

 and that of evelina were also females. The first viduata was taken 

 on the 6th of July and the first lacrymosa, a female, on July 12th. 



At 7.30, August 1st, the thermometer registered 80°. At 

 1.30 p.m. 90°. In a five-hours tramp did not see 25 Catocalae, and 

 they were high on the trees. Hard to account for this decrease in 

 the number of moths. Took three vidua and one lacrymosa. Did 

 not see a single viduata. 



August 3rd, p.m., 90°; clear, with a slight breeze. There 

 were some Catocalae both in the valley and on the hillside. Every- 

 thing scary. Took five viduata, but three of them were battered 

 specimens, one nebulosa with bad hind wings, one ragged female 

 junctura. Saw a few residua, retecta, vidua and more of habilis and 

 palcBogama. Nearly everything ragged. Saw a lucetta and a few- 

 wily lacrymosa. 



Aug. 6th — Temperature 95° and threatening rain. Catocalae 

 fairly abundant both in the valley and on the hillside. Took a 

 fair nebulosa and a battered junctura, an immense but ragged cara, 

 eight viduata, but three were unfit for cabinet purposes and all 

 were males, four male lacrymosa, one lucetta and one angusi. Saw 



