Noctuidae 



(5) Peridroma incivis Guenee, Plate XXI, Fig. 39, $ . (The 

 Uncivil Dart.) 



Syn. alabamcB Grote. 



Ranges from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 



(6) Peridroma simplaria Morrison, Plate XX J, Fig. 38, ? . 

 (The Pale- winged Dart.) 



Not an uncommon species in Texas and Arizona. 



Genus NOCTUA Linnaeus 



This is a very extensive genus, to which over forty species 

 found in our territory are referred in recent lists. 



(1) Noctua normanniana Grote, Plate XXI, Fig. 34, $ . 

 (Norman's Dart.) 



Syn. obtusa Speyer. 



Found everywhere in the Atlantic Subregion. 



(2) Noctua bicarnea Guenee, Plate XXI, Fig. 35, ? . (The 

 Pink-spotted Dart.) 



Syn. plagiata Walker. 



This is likewise a common species ranging from the Atlantic 

 as far west as Colorado. 



(3) Noctua c-nigrum Linnaeus, Plate XXII, Fig. 1, ?. (The 

 Black-letter Dart.) 



Universally distributed through the Appalachian Subregion 

 and also occurring in Europe. 



(4) Noctua jucunda Walker, Plate XXII, Fig. 5, ? . (The 

 Smaller Pinkish Dart.) 



Syn. perconflua Grote. 



Very commonly found in the northern United States. 



(5) Noctua oblata Morrison, Plate XXII, Fig. 3, $ . (The 

 Rosy Dart.) 



Syn. hilliana Harvey. 



The habitat of this species is the North. It is common in 

 Alberta. 



(6) Noctua fennica Tauscher, Plate XXII, Fig. 4, $ . (The 

 Finland Dart.) 



Syn. intractata Walker. 



A circumpolar species found throughout northern Europe, 

 Asia, and America. 



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