Noctuidae 
Genus ABAGROTIS Smith 
Only one species is attributed to this genus. It is represented 
by the accompanying cut, drawn from the 
type in the United States National Museum. 
Abagrotis erratica is thus far only recorded 
from California. It is rare in collections. The 
l 'T'. 1 color of the wings is ashen gray in some 
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Abagrotis erratica. specimens; in others pale reddish. 
Genus SEMIOPHORA Stephens 
(1) Semiophora elimata Guenee, Plate XXI, Fig. 29, $. 
Form janualis Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 30, 6 . (The Variable 
Dart.) 
Syn. dilucidula Morrison; badicollis Grote. 
Not at all an uncommon species, ranging from Canada to 
Georgia. 
(2) Semiophora opacifrons Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 28, $ . 
(The Black-fronted Dart.) 
This species is found in the more northern portions of the 
Atlantic Subregion ranging into Quebec. 
(3) Semiophora tenebrifera Walker, Plate XXI, Fig. 33, 6 . 
(The Reddish Speckled Dart.) 
Syn. catharina Grote; manifestolabes Morrison. 
A well-marked species, the fore wings of which have a 
prevalently reddish cast. It ranges from New Jersey northward 
into Canada. 
Genus PACHNOBIA Guenee 
The species are mainly boreal, being found in the northern 
portions of our territory, principally in Canada, and on the 
higher mountain ranges. 
(1) Pachnobia littoralis Packard, Plate XXI, Fig. 32, $. 
(The Reddish Pachnobia.) 
Syn. pectinata Grote; ferruginoides Smith. 
The species occurs from the mountains of Colorado north¬ 
ward to Alberta. 
(2) Pachnobia salicarum Walker, Plate XXI, Fig. 31, $. 
(The Willow Pachnobia.) 
Syn. orilliana Grote; claviformis Morrison. 
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