FAMILY NYCTEOLIDtE 
“An vnredy reue thi residue shal spene, 
That menye moththe was maister ynne, in a mynte-while.*' 
Piers Plowman (C) xiii, 216. 
The Nycteolidce are related to the Noctuidce , many of the 
genera, especially in the Old World, containing moths which are 
green in color and frequent trees. The apex of the fore wing is 
more or less produced to a point. The larvae have eight pairs of 
legs, and are fleshy, with the anal somite tapering to a point. 
They are either naked or slightly pubescent. But two genera 
are found in the United States. 
Genus NYCTEOLA Hubner 
The genus is represented in both the Old World and the 
New. Two species are found in the United States. 
(i) Nycteola revayana Scopoli, form lintnerana Speyer, 
Plate XLII, Fig. 15, 6 . 
A large number of synonyms and subspecific forms have been 
erected by authors who have dealt with this species. The form 
which we figure is the one which is most commonly encountered 
in our territory. 
Genus HYBL/EA Fabricius 
This genus is extensively developed in the warmer portions 
of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is represented by only one species 
in our region. 
(1) Hyblaea puera Cramer, Plate XXX, Fig. 8, $. 
Syn. saga Fabricius; mirificum Strecker. 
The insect, which is common in the tropics of the two hemi¬ 
spheres, occurs occasionally in Florida. The specimen figured on 
our plate is contained in the collection of the United States 
National Museum. 
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