Noctuidae 
and southern Texas. It is a very abundant species in Mexico 
EPIZEUXIS Hubner 
This is a genus of considerable size. 
The larvae feed upon dried leaves for the 
most part. Eleven species are attributed 
to our fauna, five of which we figure. 
(i) Epizeuxis americalis Guenee. 
Syn. scriptipennis Walker. 
The range of this insect is from Can¬ 
ada to Texas east of the Rocky Moun¬ 
tains. It is exceedingly common in the 
woods of the Appalachian subregion, 
and is one of the moths which are most 
commonly attracted to sugar. The life his¬ 
tory has been well ascertained, and has 
been entertainly described by Professor C. 
V. Riley in the Fourth Volume of “ Insect 
Life.” The reader is referred to the ac¬ 
count there given for fuller details. 
(2) Epizeuxis aemula Hubner. 
Syn. mollijera Walker; herminioides 
Walker; effusalis Walker; concisa Walker. 
The range and the habits of this 
species are very much the same as 
those of the last mentioned species. 
Like it, the insect is also very frequent 
at sugar, and on a warm summer 
night, in the forests of southern 
Indiana, I have seen as many as twenty 
of these moths at one time, congre¬ 
gated about a spot on the trunk of a 
tree, which had been moistened with 
beer in which sugar had been dis¬ 
solved. 
(3) Epizeuxis lubricalis Geyer, 
Plate XXXVII, Fig. 29, ? . 
Syn. phcealis Guenee; surrectalis Walker. 
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Fig. 169.— Epizeuxis 
aemula. a, Larva enlarged; 
b, Segment of larva viewed 
laterally; c , do. viewed dor- 
sally; d, Tip of pupa; e. 
Moth. (After Riley,“ Insect 
Life,” Vol. IV, p. no.) 
and South America. 
Genus 
Fig. 168 .—Epizeuxis 
americalis . a , Larva en¬ 
larged; b. Dorsal view of 
larval segment; c, Lateral 
view of do.; d, Cremaster 
of pupa. (After Riley, 
“Insect Life,” Vol. IV, 
p. in.) 
