Nolidse 
The habits of this insect are much like those of the species de¬ 
scribed under the preceding genus. It is found associated with 
them at the same time and in the same localities. The moth has 
a considerable range in the Atlantic States, and is always very 
abundant in the forests of Pennsylvania in the early spring. It 
seems to prefer the trunks of beeches and oaks. 
Genus RCESELIA Hiibner 
(i) Rceselia fuscula Grote, Plate XIII, Fig. 27, ?. 
Syn. conspicua Dyar. 
This moth is a native of Colorado, where it is not uncommon. 
An allied species, Roeselia minuscula Zeller, is found in the At¬ 
lantic States. 
Genus NIGETIA Walker 
(1) Nigetia formosalis Walker, Plate XIII, Fig. 32, $. 
Syn. melatiopa Zeller. 
This rather pretty little creature is common in the woodlands 
Fig. 207. — N. formosalis , $ . f. 
(After Hampson.) 
have found it, though it is by no 
of the Appalachian subregion. 
It is freely attracted to sugar, 
and when sugaring for moths 
in southern Indiana I have 
taken it very frequently. In 
fact, it appears to be commoner 
in southern Indiana than in 
any other locality where I 
means rare in Pennsylvania. 
“ . . . all you restless things, 
That dance and tourney in the fields of air: 
Your secret’s out! I know you for the souls 
Of all light loves that ever caused heartache, 
Still dancing suit as some new beauty toles! 
Nor can you e’er your flitting ways forsake, 
Till the just winds strip off your painted stoles, 
And sere leaves follow in your downward wake.” 
Edith M. Thomas. 
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