Noctuidae 



(7) Noctua plecta Linnaeus, Plate XXII, Fig. 6, $ . (The 

 Flame-shouldered Dart.) 



Syn. vie aria Walker. 



The distribution of this small and well-marked species is some- 

 what like that of the preceding, but it extends farther to the south. 



(8) Noctua collaris Grote & Robinson, Plate XXII, Fig. 7, $ . 

 (The Collared Dart.) 



Occurs in the northern parts of the Atlantic Subregion. 



(9) Noctua juncta Grote, Plate XXII, Fig, 12, $. (The 

 Scribbled Dart.) 



Syn. patefacta Smith. 



The species ranges from Nova Scotia to Alberta. 



(10) Noctua haruspica Grote, Plate XXII, Fig. 9, ? . (The 



Soothsayer Dart.) 



Syn. grandis Speyer. 



Widely distributed through the northern portions of our 

 territory. 



(11) Noctua clandestina Harris, Plate XXII, Fig. 14, ?. 

 (The Clandestine Dart.) 



Syn. unicolor Walker; nigriceps Walker. 



A common species ranging from the Atlantic to the Rocky 

 Mountains, and readily separated from the preceding species by 

 the narrower and darker fore wings. 



(12) Noctua havilae Grote, Plate XXII, Fig. 18, $ . (The 

 Havilah Dart.) 



A smaller species than either of the preceding. It occurs from 

 Colorado and Wyoming westward to California. 



(13) Noctua atricincta Smith, Plate XXII, Fig. 11, $. 

 (The Black-girdled Dart.) 



Thus far this species has only been reported as occurring in 

 Alberta. 



(14) Noctua substrigata Smith, Plate XXII, Fig. 10, $ . 

 (The Yellow-streaked Dart.) 



This species, like the preceding, is found in Alberta. Both 

 probably have a wider range. 



(15) Noctua calgary Smith, Plate XXII, Fig. 13, $. (The 

 Calgary Dart.) 



The remarks made as to the two preceding species apply to 

 this also. 



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