Noctuidae 
Genus ACHATODES Guenee 
(i) Achatodes zese Harris, Plate 1 , Fig. 12, larva; Plate 
XXVI, Fig. 1, 3 . 
This common insect, like those of the next three genera, is a 
stem-feeder, burrowing in the pith of its food-plants. It feeds 
in stems of elder ( Sambucus ), and Indian corn. 
Genus GORTYNA Ochsenheimer 
This genus is represented in the faunae of both hemispheres. 
It is quite extensive. 
(1) Gortyna velata Walker, Plate XXVI, Fig. 3, &. (The 
Veiled Gortyna.) 
Syn. sera Grote & Robinson. 
Not uncommon in the Atlantic States. 
(2) Gortyna nictitans Borkhausen, Plate XXVI, Fig. 2, & . 
This species, which is also found in Europe, has an extensive 
synonymy. It is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and shows 
in different localities slight differences in ground-color and mark¬ 
ings, which have led to the creation of a number of subspecific 
distinctions by writers. 
(3) Gortyna immanis Guenee, Plate XXVI, Fig. 4, $ . (The 
Hop-vine Gortyna.) 
The insect is 
not often found 
south of New York 
and New England 
to any great extent, 
though its occur¬ 
rence as far south 
as Maryland as a 
rarity has been 
noted. From 
western New York 
it ranges across the 
continent to the 
Pacific. As it 
particularly infests 
the hop it will not be abundant in places where that plant is 
not grown. In the centre of the hop-growing region of 
Fig 120. —Gortyna immanis. a. enlarged seg¬ 
ment of larva; b. larva; c. pupa; d. adult <$ 
(After Howard.) 
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