A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



769 



Wood Beauty; Pink-underwing Moth; Bella-moth. (Utetheisa 

 bella=Deiopeia bella (L.) Figure 130. 



This beautiful North American moth is usually common in August 

 and September. It was first recorded by Hurdis, Oct. 10, and Nov. 

 17, 1*47, and Aug. 17 to Sept. 12, 1854 ; also by Jones, 1876 ; and 

 July to Sept., by Miss Hayward. The pink hind wings are bordered 

 with black, and have a white line between the two colors. The fore 

 wings are yellow or orange, with cross-rows of connected white 

 spots, each centered with black. Its larva feeds on a variety of plants, 

 including plum and cherry trees, elm, lupines, Lespedeza, Crotalaria, 

 etc. It ranges from Nova Scotia and Maine to Florida and Mexico* 

 Cuba and Panama (Yale Mus.). St. George's, Oct., L. Mowbray. 

 130 130a 



Figure 130. — Pink-underwing Moth (Utetheisa bella (L.) ; nat. size; after Harris. 

 Figure 130a. — Mourning Moth (Lycomorpha pholus); x 1 T V; phot. A. H. V. 



Mourning Moth. [Lycomorpha pholus Fabr.) Figure 130a. 



This American moth was recorded by Jones, 1876, as rare. Its 

 larva feeds on lichens. Wings dark blue distally ; saffron at base. 

 Nova Scotia to Virginia. 



Cut-worms ; Grubs ; Cut-worm Moths. 



Agrotis ypsilon (Rott.) ; J. B. Smith, Revis., Bull. Nat. Mus., 25, 

 p. 63, pi. iii, fig. 25, 1890;* Catal., p. m = A. sufusa Butler =^1. 

 telifera Harris, Inj. Ins. Mass. Whole United States; Canada; Europe. 



Peridroma incivis (Gn.) ; J. B. Smith, Revis., op. cit., p. 72, pi. 

 iii, fig. 31; Catal., p. 70= Agrotis incivis Gn.; Walker; Grote ; 

 Morris, etc. ; larva described, as A. lubricans, by French, in Canad. 

 Ent., xii, p. 14. New England to California; Texas ; Florida. 



Feltia maleflda (Gn.); Smith, Revis., op. cit., p. 122, pi. iv, fig. 56, 

 Catal., p. 84= Agrotis malefida Gn.; Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., Lep. 

 Het., x, p. 328 ; Harvey, etc. 



* Eevision of the species of the genus Agrotis. This work contains full tech- 

 nical descriptions of all the species and modern generic divisions, with figures 

 of the external genitalia, and details of synonymy. 



Trans. Conn. Acad., Vol. XI. 49 Dec, 1902, 



