A. EF. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 769 
Wood Beauty ; Pink-underwing Moth ; Bella-moth.  (Utetheisa 
bella=Deiopeia bella (L.) Figure 130. 
This beautiful North American moth is usually common in August 
and September. It was first recorded by Hurdis, Oct. 10, and Nov. 
17, 1847, and Aug. 17 to Sept. 12, 1854; also by Jones, 1876 ; and 
July to Sept., by Miss Hayward. The pink hind wings are bordered 
with black, and have a white line between the two colors. The fore 
wings are yellow or orange, with cross-rows of connected white 
spots, each centered with black. Its larva feeds on a variety of plants, 
including plum and cherry trees, elm, lupines, Lespedeza, Crotalaria, 
ete. It ranges from Nova Scotia and Maine to Florida and Mexico» 
Cuba and Panama (Yale Mus.). St. George’s, Oct., L. Mowbray. 
130 150a 
Figure 130.—Pink-underwing Moth (Utetheisa bella (L.); nat. size; after Harris. 
Figure 180a.—Mourning Moth (Lycomorpha pholus); x15; phot. A. H. V. 
Mourning Moth. (Lycomorpha pholus Fabr.) Figure 130a. 
This American moth was recorded by Jones, 1876, as rare. Its 
larva feeds on lichens. Wings dark blue distally ; saffron at base. 
Nova Scotia to Virginia. 
Cut-worms ; Grubs ; Cut-worm Moths. 
Agrotis ypsilon (Rott.); J. B. Smith, Revis., Bull. Nat. Mus., 25, 
p. 63, pl. ui, fig. 25, 1890;* Catal., p. 66=A. suffusa Butler=A. 
telifera Harris, Inj. Ins. Mass. Whole United States; Canada; Europe. 
Peridroma incivis (Gn.); J. B. Smith, Revis., op. cit., p. 72, pl. 
iil, fig. 31; Catal., p. 70=Agrotis incivis Gn.; Walker; Grote ; 
Morris, ete.; larva described, as A. /ubricans, by French, in Canad, 
Ent., xii, p. 14. New England to California; Texas; Florida. 
Feltia malefida (Gn.); Smith, Revis., op. cit., p. 122, pl. iv, fig. 56, 
Catal., p. 84=Agrotis malefida Gn.; Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., Lep. 
Het., x, p. 328; Harvey, etc. 
* Revision of the species of the genus Agrotis. This work contains full tech- 
nical descriptions of all the species and modern generic divisions, with figures 
of the external genitalia, and details of synonymy. 
TRANS. Conn. Acap., Vou. XI, 49 Dec., 1902, 
