Noctuidae 



Syti. spissa Guenee; cochrani Riley; repentis Grote & Robinson; dis- 

 pliciens Walker, etc. 



This wretched little creature, the larva of which is one of our 

 most destructive cut-worms, was described seven times by 

 Walker under different names. The more inconspicuous, or the 

 smaller an insect, the more names it bears. The littlest bugs 

 have the biggest names. It is thus also, sometimes, with men. 



(9) Euxoa lutulenta Smith, Plate XXlll, Fig. 13, ^ . (The 

 Muddy Dart.) 



An inconspicuous species, which ranges from Alberta in the 

 north to Colorado in the south, and thence westward to 

 California. 



(10) Euxoa dissona McEschler, Plate XXlll, Fig. 5, ? . (The 

 Dissonant Dart.) 



This moth is found in Labrador. 



(11) Euxoa titubatis Smith, Plate XXIIl, Fig. 6, ^. (The 

 Tippling Dart.) 



The distribution of this species is coincident with that of the 

 preceding. 



(12) Euxoa insulsa Walker, Plate XXlll, Fig. 3, ?. (The 

 Silly Dart.) 



Syn. insignata Walker; expulsa Walker; declarata Walker; decolor 

 MoiTison; campestris Grote; verticalis Grote. 



This is another poor creature, which unconsciously has 

 suffered much at the hands of the species-makers. It is found 

 all over the United States. 



(13) Euxoa albipennis Grote, Plate XXlll, Fig. 7, $, . (The 

 White-winged Dart.) 



Syn. nigripennis Grote. 



A common species in the Atlantic Subregion ranging across 

 the valley of the Mississippi into Colorado. 



(14) Euxoa tessellata Harris, Plate XXlll, Fig. 4, $, . (The 

 Tessellate Dart.) 



Syn. maizi. Fitch; atropurpurea Grote. 



Universally distributed throughout our region. 



(15) Euxoa basalis Grote, Plate XXlll, Fig. 8, $. (The 

 Basal Dart.) 



This species is found in Colorado and Wyoming, and 

 probably has a still wider range. 



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