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Heliothis Hubner. 

 803. phlogiphagus G. and R. — Front wings dull yellowish-brown, with a central 

 black spot; hind wings pale yellowish,with alarge black central spot, and broad 

 black margin enclosing yellowish spot; expands 1.40 inch. Not common; feeds 

 upon phlox. 



304. armigera Hubn.— The Cotton or Boll-worm Moth. Front wings brownish 

 yellow, with a small dark central spot; hind wings dingy with blackish margin 

 enclosing a light spot ; expands 1.70 inches. Common ; feeds upon unripe corn in 

 the ear, often causing great destruction, and upon the cotton-ball in the cotton 

 States ; also attacks the green fruit of the tomato. (Riley.) 



Var. umbrosus has greenish-yellow instead of brownish-yellow front wings. 



Heliochilus Grote. 



305. paradoxus Grote. — Front wings light greenish brown, with a pale drab 

 discal spot ; hind wings much as in the preceding ; expands 1}^ inch. Rare. 



Pyrrhia Hubner. 



306. exprimens Walker. — Yellowish-brown, with rosj* tinges; expands 1% inches 

 Rare. Bred by W. Osbnrn, from the black-walnut. 



Tarache Hubner. 



307. aprica Hubn. — White with broad brown terminal margin and one or two 

 brown spots upon front margin of front wing; expands 1 inch. Common. 



Yar. hiplaga Gueuee, has the brown more extended. 



308. erastrioides Guen. — Front wings white with lower portion of terminal half 

 brown ; hind wings dusky; expands ^^ inch. Not common. 



309. candefacta Hubn. — Front wings about equally white and olive brown; 

 terminal lialf of hind wings dusky ; expands .80 inch. Common. 



Var. debilis has the white more extended. . 



Galgula Guenee. . 



310. Jiepara Guen. — Front wings dark purplish-brown, darker on basal iialf; 

 hind wings plain brown ; expands 1 inch. Rare. 



311. siibpartita Guen.— Light reddish-brown to ash-brown, with dark spot at 

 centre of front margin ; expands 1 inch. Common. 



Xanthopter-\ Guenee. 



312. nigrqfimbria Guen.— Front wings pale yellow with brown fringes and two 

 brown dots near the center ; expands .95 inch. Rare. 



Etjstrotia Hubner. 



313. carneola Guen. — Front wings dark brown with broad lighter terminal 

 margin, the dark portion crossed by an oblique flesh-colored band ; expands .85 

 inch. Abundant. 



314. musta G. and R.— Light and dark brown with greenish tinge ; expands % 

 inch. Common. 



Chamyris Guenee. 



315. cerinthia Tr.— Brownish-black with blue tinges and with white bands and 

 lines ; cjxpands 1.20 inches Rire. 



Erotyla Hubner. 



316. leo Guenee.— Front wings black, white, and orange ; hind wings black ; 

 expands .70 inch. Rare. 



Metoponia Dupouchel. 



317. ohtum H.-S. — Front wings yellow with brown spots; expands .92 inch 

 Common. 



