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E. aurantiaca Hilbner. 



1823— HuBNER, Zutr. Ex. Schmett., Vol. II, n. 206. 

 var. rubicundaria Hubner. 



1S23 — Hubner, Zutr. Ex. Schmett.. Vol. II, n. 256. 



1 890 - /-fj-f? French, Can. Ent., Vol. XXII, p. 133. 

 var. diminutiva Graef. 



18S7— Gr.-ef, Ent. Amen, Vol. Ill, p. 42. 

 var. ferruginosa Walker. 



1854— Walker, Cat. Brit. Miis , Vol. II, p. 535. 

 var. brevicornis Walker. 



1854— Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., Vol. II, p. 536. 



1885 -helfragei Stretch, Ent. Amer., Vol. I, p. 103. 

 var. quinaria Grote. 



1863— Grote, Troc. Ent. Soc. riiil.. Vol. II, p. 30. 



\'&t\- chorioua Rkakirt, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. II, p. 371. 



T869 - bimacnlata Saunders, Can. Ent., Vol. II, p. 5. 



Fore wings chocolate brown to yellowish fawn color, immacu- 

 late or indistinctly shaded with transverse brown bands, with 

 obscure discal dot, and occasionally one or more large whitish 

 spots (var. quifiaria). Secondaries reddish, or rosy red, immacu- 

 late or with a rather broad outer blackish border, and discal dot 

 or the border may be broken"'up into spots. Expanse, 20 — 28 mm ; 

 of var. diminutiva t6 mm. 



Habitat^ Atlantic States to Rocky Mountains and Texas. 



Genus Haploa Hilbner. 



1822— HiiBNER, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 182. 



Synopsis of species. 



Secondaries yellow. 



Fore wings marked with an incomplete brown border. 



A half band from internal margin before anal angle, pointing 



upward clymene. 



Several complete slender bands ....... colona. 



Fore wings white ........ var. COnscita. 



Secondaries white. 



Fore wings with brown marks. 



Wings crossed by several distinct bands, which may be more or 

 less obsolete. 

 The most distinct band an oblique one from below apex to 

 outer quarter of inner margin. 

 Besides this two or three other transverse bands . . lecotltei. 



Only the oblique band complete ..... var. confinis. 



Oblique band broken ...... var. militaris. 



The most distinct band a reversed oblique one from about middle 

 of costa to internal angle. 

 This band forming about a right angle with the costal stripe COntigua. 

 Forming an oblique angle with costal stripe and supplemented 



by other bands ....... reversa. 



^Vings divided into eight to ten rounded spots by confused brown 



bands, the basal spots sometinies confluent . COnfusa. 



Fore wings white. 



Size moderate, wings thickly scaled [see lecoutei and reversa.'l 



Small and more fragile ........ vestalis. 



