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P. 5-6. Amongst leaves. 



I. 6-8. Fond of damp ditches, wastes, and hedgerows. 



0. Hatchings recorded 4, 8, and 10 days. 



amataria, 'L.=amata ) L. 



Amathes. Genus includes circellaris, helvola, litura, lota, 

 tychnidis, and macilenta. 



ambigua, F., Caradrina. (Vine's Rustic) 



L. 10-5. On Graminese, Lactuca, Stellaria media, 

 and Taraxacum. If forced will some- 

 times produce imagos, 11-12. 



P. 6-7. 



1. 8-9 and sometimes 11-12 (same year as larva). 



Comes to sugar. 

 0. 



American Wainscot, (unipuncta, Hw. (extranea, Gn.), 

 Leucania) 



Ammophilia. (Marram Grass) 

 cursoria, Agrotis. (Coast Dart) 



L. 9-6. 

 mi, Euclidia. (Mother Shipton) 



L. 7-9. Sweep, 

 littoralis, Leucania. (The Shore Wainscot) 



L. 8-5. Buries in the sand during the day. 



Amoebe. Genus includes olivata and viridaria. 

 Amorpha. Genus includes populi. 



Ampelopsis. (Virginian Creeper) 



celerio, Hippotion. (Silver-striped Hawk) 



L. 8-9. From immigrants, 

 lubricipeda, Spilosoma. (Buff Ermine) 



L. 8-10. 



Amphipyra. Genus includes pyramided and tragopogonis. 

 Amulet or Annulet, (obscurata, Schiff., Gnophos) 



anachoreta, Hb., Pygcera (Clostera). (Scarce Chocolate -tip) 

 L. 5-8 or 9. On Populus and Salix caprea. 

 P. 8-5. Between leaves. 



I, 5, 7, and sometimes 9 in confinement. Will cross 

 with curtula both ways. Male with 



