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 Family NOCTUIDAE 



This family contains an immense number of species of moths of medium or large size, 

 commonly known as " Owlet moths " They have robust bodies and short triangular forewings 

 and broader hindwings; the antemiae are mostly simple, but sometimes pectinated in the 

 males. The colours are mostly sombre shades of grey, brown, drab, olive, serving to make 

 the moths while at rest on trees, stones, logs and fences very difficult to discern. With a few 

 exceptions they rest by day and fiy after sundown. 



The caterpillars of most are known as " cut worms " and are smooth and obscurely marked 

 and striped, but some are brightly coloured and tufted with various lengths and shades of 

 hairs. Pupation of most is in the ground, without cocoon. 



ACRONYCTA Ochs. 



A. afflicta Grote. Montreal VII (W); Rosemere VII (W); foot plant: oak. 



A.americana Harr. Levis (Fy); St. Hilaire VII (W); St. Johns (C); Montreal VI (W); Phillips- 

 burg VI (W); food plants: maple, elm, oak, ash, birch, alder, hickory. 



A. brumosa Guen. Levis (Fy) ; food plants: oak, birch. 



A. clarescens Guen. Meach Lake VII (Y); foot plant: plum. 



A. dactyiina Grt. Windsor Mills VI (R); Montreal VI (W); food plants: willow, beech, alder. 



A. distans Grt. Montreal VI (W); food plants: poplar, willow, birch, alder. 



A. fragilis Guen. Levis (Fy); Phillipsburg VI (W); Windsor Mills VI (W); East Bolton VII 

 (W); Montreal VI (W); Lost River V-VI (Gb); St. Therese VI (Mi); St. Hilaire VII (C); 

 food plants: apple, birch, moimtain ash. 



A. funeralis Grt. St. Jolms VII (C); Montreal VI (W); Chelsea VII (Fr); food plants: maple, 

 white birch, hickory, apple. 



A. furcifera Guen. St. Hilaire VI (C); Montreal VI (W); food plant: choke-cherry. 



A. grisea Walk. Metis VII (W); St. Fabien VII (C); Montreal VI (W); Meach Lake V (Y); 

 food plants: willow, birch, apple, elm. 



A. haesitata Grote. Meach Lake VI (Y). 



A. lepusculina Guen. Phillipsburg VI (W); Cowansville (Fy); Montreal V-VI (W); food plant: 



poplar. 



A. impleta Walk. Phillipsburg VI (W); Montreal VI (W). 



A. impressa Walk. St. Johns V & VIII (C); East Bolton VII (W); Phillipsburg VI (W); 

 Montreal V-VI (W);St. Therese (Mi); Newaygo VI (C); food plants: poplar, willow, hazel. 



A. inclara Smith. Levis (Fy); St. Hilaire VII (C); Montreal VI (W); St. Therese (Mi); food 

 plants: oak, birch. 



A. innotata Guen. Riviere du Loup VI (Ba); Cowansville (Fy); St. Hilaire VII (W); St. Johns 

 VII (C); Windsor Mills VI (R); Montreal V-VI (W); St. Margaret VII (W); Newaygo 

 VII (So.); Meach Lake VI (F); food plant: hickory, birch. 



A. interrupta Guen. East Bolton VII (W) ; Phillipsburg VI (W) ; Windsor Mills (R) ; St. Johns 

 VI (C); St. Hilaire VI (W); Montreal V-VI (W); food plants: birch, elm, plum, apple. 



