FAMILY NYCTEOLID/E 



"An vnredy reue thi residue shal spene, 

 That menye moththe was maister ynne, in a mynte-while." 



Piers Plowman (C) xiii, 216. 



The Nycteolidce are related to the Noctuidce, many of the 

 genera, especially in the Old World, containing moths which are 

 green in color and frequent trees. The apex of the fore wing is 

 more or less produced to a point. The larvae have eight, pairs of 

 legs, and are fleshy, with the anal somite tapering to a point. 

 They are either naked or slightly pubescent. But two genera 

 are found in the United States. 



Genus NYCTEOLA Hubner 



The genus is represented in both the Old World and the 

 New. Two species are found in the United States. 



(1) Nycteola revayana Scopoli, form lintnerana Speyer, 

 Plate XLII, Fig. 15, $. 



A large number of synonyms and subspecific forms have been 

 erected by authors who have dealt with this species. The form 

 which we figure is the one which is most commonly encountered 

 in our territory. 



Genus HYBLiEA Fabricius 



This genus is extensively developed in the warmer portions 

 of the Eastern Hemisphere, but is represented by only one species 

 in our region. 



(1) Hyblaea puera Cramer, Plate XXX, Fig. 8, $ . 



Syn. saga Fabricius; mirificum Strecker. 



The insect, which is common in the tropics of the two hemi- 

 spheres, occurs occasionally in Florida. The specimen figured on 

 our plate is contained in the collection of the United States 

 National Museum. 



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