256 



NOCTUIDjE. 



irrorated with fuscous, a prominent discoidal lunule and strong 

 postmedial line. 



Hah. U.S.A., Dakota, Washington, Pullman, Oregon, Corvallis, 

 1 2 . Exp. 36 millim. 



450. Euxoa messoria. 



Agrotis messoria, Harris, Eep. Ins. Mass. p. 324 (1841) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. 



N. Am. p. %. 

 Aqrotis spissa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 261 (18.'^2). 

 Mamcstra insulsa, \Ylk. ix. 234 (185()). 

 Mamestra inextrkata, Wlk. xxxii. 658 (1865). 

 Mamcstra indirecta, Wlk. xxxii. 659 (1865). 

 Ma^nesira cJisplicicns, Wlk. xxxii. 660 (1865). 

 Ma/iiestra expulsa, Wlk. xxxii. 661 (1865). 

 Agrotis ordinata, Wlk. xxxii 691 (1865). 

 Agrotis reticens, Wlk. xxxii. 692 (1865). 

 Agrotis cochrani, Riley, Prairie Farmer, July 1868. 

 Agrotis repentis, Gi-ote & Rob. Trans. Am. Eat. Soc 



(1868). 

 Agrotis. confrada, Morr. MS., Smith, Bull. U.S. Mus 



Head and thorax dark brown mixed with grey-brown ; abdomen 

 rather paler brown. Fore wing grey-brown, irrorated and suffused 

 with dark brown ; a double, waved, subbasal black line from costa to 

 vein 1 ; a double, waved, antemedial line angled outwards below 

 costa and above inner margin : the claviform outlined with black and 

 usually indistinct ; the orbicular and reniform with dark outlines, 

 the former rounded, oblique, elliptical, elongate, or sometimes trian- 

 gular and open above, the latter large; a strongly dentate postmedial 



i. p. 350, pi. 7. f. oS 

 38. p. 169 (1890). 



Fig. 61. — Euxoa messoria, (^ . 



line bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then oblique ; 

 an irregularly sinuous subterminal hue, usually with some dark 

 marks on its inner edge, especially on costa, and the area beyond it 

 rather darker ; a fine waved black terminal line ; cilia brown, with 

 fine grey lines through them. Hind wing whitish tinged with 

 brown, the veins, costal, terminal and inner areas brown. Under- 

 side with the terminal area of fore wing and the costal and terminal 

 areas of hind wing irrorated with brown ; both wings with discoidal 

 spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. 



%Hab. Canada, Nova Scotia {Redman) 6 6,1 $ , (Norman) 3 c? , 

 1 $ , Ontario 1 S , Eenfrew Co. 1 cJ , W. Canada, Orilla (Bushe) 1 $ 

 type insulsa, Vancouver I. (Hawkins, J. J. WaVcer), 6 $ type 



