FAMILY NOLID/E 



" I would bee unwilling to write anything untrue, or uncertaine out of mine 

 owne invention ; and truth on every part is so deare unto mee, that I will not lie to 

 bring any man in love and admiration with God and his works, for God needeth 

 not the lies of men." TOPSELL, writing upon the Unicorn in The Historic of Four- 

 footed Beasts. 



This is a small family of quite small moths, which have by 

 many authors been associated with the Lithosiidce. They are 

 characterized by the presence of ridges and tufts of raised scales 

 upon the fore wings. They frequent the trunks of trees, and the 

 larvae feed upon lichens growing upon the bark. The caterpillars 

 have eight pairs of legs and are thinly clad with minute hairs. 

 Four genera occur within the limits with which this book deals. 



Genus CELAMA Walker 



Seven species occurring within our territory are attributed to 

 this genus. 



(1) Celama triquetrana Fitch, Plate XIII, Fig. 25, $ . 



Syn. trinotata Walker ; sexmaculata Grote. 



The moths may be found in the early spring of the year, sitting 

 upon the trunks of trees in the forest. They are easily recognized 

 by the three black tufts of raised scales upon the costa of the fore 

 wing. 



(2) Celama pustulata Walker, Plate XIII, Fig. 26, $ . 



Syn. nigrofasciata Zeller ; obaurata Morrison. 



This species, like the preceding, is common in the Appalachian 

 subregion. It may be at once distinguished from the former by 

 the wide black band running across the middle of the primaries. 



Genus NOLA Leach 



There are three species of the genus found within our fauna. 

 We select the commonest for purposes of illustration, 

 (i) Nola ovilla Grote, Plate XIII, Fig. 24, 3 . 



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