Moctuidae 



Much darker than the preceding species, which it somewhat 

 resembles. It is found in the northern portions of the Atlantic 

 Subregion. 



(19) Hadena ducta Grote, Plate XIX, Fig. 40, ?. (The 

 Speckled Gray Hadena.) 



The range of this species is the same as that of the last 

 mentioned. 



(20) Hadena devastatrix Brace, Plate XIX, Fig. 44, $ . 

 (The Destroying Hadena.) 



Syn. ordinaria Walker; contenta Walker; marshallana Westwood. 



Universally distributed throughout the United States and 

 southern Canada. 



(21) Hadena arctica Boisduval, Plate XIX, Fig. 45, $. 

 The Northern Hadena.) 



Syn. amputatrix Fitch. 



A large and handsome species, easily recognizable. It ranges 

 from Canada and New England into the Carolinas and westward 

 to Colorado. 



(22) Hadena occidens Grote, Plate XX, Fig. 20, $ . (The 

 Great Western Hadena.) 



The species is distributed from Colorado to California. 



(2s) Hadena verbascoides Guenee, Plate XIX, Fig. 43, ? . 

 (The Mullein Hadena.) 



A peculiarly marked species, which cannot easily be mistaken 

 for anything else. It occurs in the northern Atlantic States. 



(24) Hadena nigrior Smith, Plate XIX, Fig. 42, ? . (The 

 Darker Hadena.) 



Allied to the preceding species, but with the light color of the 

 costal area confined to the basal portion of the wing. Found in 

 New England and Canada. 



(25) Hadena lignicolor Guenee, Plate XX, Fig. 5, $ . (The 

 Wood-colored Hadena.) 



A well-marked species, in color recalling H. vultuosa, but 

 larger. It ranges from the Atlantic to Colorado and Arizona. 



(26) Hadena semilunata Grote, Plate XXII, Fig. 41, $. 

 (The Half-moon Hadena.) 



Not uncommon in Colorado and ranging thence westward to 

 the Pacific. 



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