205 



1(1 four lines nii ilic lore \\ iiii;s, llic w iniis IximmIIi iimir or less reddish in 

 some species. 



This goiuis niny be i<hii1ifi(d hv tlie \c\\ hciivilv-iiecliiuiled iiiiile 

 anteiinsp, the long, very sh'iider ludpi, and the hiaii-idhxcd under si(h' of llie 

 wincfs of the larirer species. 



Si/nfij).s/s of the Sjx'ciex. 



\Vliitisli stra\v-c<)li)i-, willi I'liiii' i).nli'-liri>\Mi lines /. A-faKiiuria. 



Wbitish ccliiL'ous, often thitklv s)ieeklf(l with liiow n scales, a slraifjlit outer line eiiilii){; 



oil the apex, the wing olteii lirowii lieyoml I. pinatiu. 



Graiiite-gniy, with a vinous tinjje ; tinged lieKealli w iili hi iglit red..' (. coloruriu. 



Brijjht oehiious, tiufjetl heneath with venuilion .(. dix«imilaria. 



Dull reddish-oehieouK, with two (iJiiiiiKin l.lai k intenuiiti d lines, and an ontei- row of 



Iilaek s])<)ts on the tore wings I. fiiiliicrtiriti. 



ASPILATES (,il'AJ)KI-l'ASCIARIA Packard. 

 Jipilalis i-fasciaria Pack., Filth li'ej-. I'eah. Acad. Se., (i'J, 167:i. 



V y 1 i. — Ahoiil tlu! size ol'. and allied stnictiirally lo. 



^^^^^)js^^^.;/ A. gilvaria of Europe, liiit differing much in tiie mark- 



.-c vfey';^/^ ing ; it is rather smaller than A. jicrra/ia; comparefl 



^<^i>">5(^£i/ with the latter, the antenna' ai'c not so withdy pecli- 



Aspiiaics i-fasdaria. niiii'd ; the forc wings are of much the same shape, hut 



the co.sta is much more convex, while the outer edge is less so, and the hind 



winys are not so fullv rounded. Bodv and win<rs uniformly pale yellow- 



ochreous, fringe concolorous. Fore wings crossed l)y four faint darker bands, 



straight, parallel, the second in the middle of the wing the widest; the two 



outer ones nearer together than either of the others, the fourth hand not 



reachiiiiT the apex, and narrower tiian tln^ others. (Jn the hind wings fliree 



similar bands, licneath as above, witli the lines reproduced and not much 



less distinct than al)ove. 



Length of l)ody, S. 0.46; of fore wing, c? , 0.57; expanse of win<rs, 1.20 

 inches. 



Kansas (T. Glover, from United States xVirricultural Department) ; 

 Lawrence, Ivans. (Snow); l)oid<ler, Colo., June 2i) (Packard, Ilayden's 

 Survey). 



This species differs so much from any otlwrs we have thiit its pale 

 ochreous color, without any dark specks above or below, and the tour slightly 

 oblirpie parallel bands, will enable one easily to deteiniine it. 



