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3. No such patch. 



4. Deep purple-gray and umber brown, with a clean-cut, contrasting, 

 median Avhite patch. 



5. Patch covering a third of the area of the wing 9. iripartitana. 



5. Patch half as large 10. icalsinghami. 



4. Lighter, at least outwardly; patch rarely well-defined. 



5. Fringe concolorous, powdery gray; a small species.. 5. abbreviatana. 

 5. Fringe contrasting and dark, at least toward apex; anal angle often 

 white like speculum. 

 6. Hind wing and outer third of fore wing whitish; the base of fore 



wing contrasting, blackish 16. illotana. 



6. Hind wing dark; fore wing darker, with much blue-gray, at least 

 in postmedial region. 

 7. Speculum mostly white, connected with dorsal patch. 



11. dorsisuffusana. 

 7. Speculum with broad blue-gray bands. 



8. Fringe all powdery fuscous; base of wing white-scaled; 



speculum with a contrasting dark spot 12. carolinana. 



8. Fringe white at anal angle; base not white-scaled; specular 

 region whitish. 

 9. Median area pure white; normally large species. 



14. kennebecana, 13. scudderiana. 

 9. Median area pinkish white with scattered dark scales; 



speculum obsolescent 17. desertana. 



9. Median area somewhat pinkish or dirty white, with several 



strong gray strise; speculum obsolete 15. obfuscana. 



9. Median area mixed white and gray, without pinkish tinge; 



speculum strong 18. suffusana. 



Unplaced : E. hirsutana, E. ochraceana. 



1. E. strenuana Walker. Base of. antenna sometimes black. Fore wing smoky 

 brown, lightly and rather evenly dusted with luteous-tipped scales, except the 

 dorsal part of the median area; which is sometimes much less dusted or clear. 

 Antemedial line obscure, rarely fine; distinct and pale on dorsal half. A tri- 

 angular area along outer half of costa and extending down on outer margin to 

 Mj; striate with whitish, lead-gray, and often light brown; a pair of apical 

 stria 1 palest, and. of ten contrasting. Speculum a mixture of white and lead-gray, 

 the white mostly in the upper outer portion, and containing some black dots; 

 speculum preceded by a fine broken black line or a couple of dots. Fringe broad, 

 the basal half powdery. 10-17 mm. (flavocellana Fernald. mimitana Kearfott). 



May to September. Larva boring in Ambrosia; typical specimens especially 

 in .4. trifida, and small ones (minutana Kearfott) in A. art emisicef olio. 



General in distribution and not rare. New York: Stanley, Poughkeepsie (New 

 York State Museum), New York City (Watson). 



2. E. abruptana Walsingham. Base of antenna inky black. A mixture of dark 

 purple-gray, brown, and black, without contrasting markings on the general 

 surface. Costa with some white strise, a strong one just before apex. Speculum 

 strongly contrasting, white and silver, with a suggestion of black streaks. A 

 little yellow iridescence in the speculum and between it and the apex. Fringe 

 above blackish and obscurely banded; white at anal angle. 13 mm. (probably 

 crispana Clemens). 



June. 



Northern New Jersey; Virginia; Texas. 



3. E. otiosana Clemens. Gray, shaded with blackish; the base blackish; with 

 postmedial patches towards costa and on inner margin, separated by a narrow 

 paler oblique gray hand, as in Sonia constrict ana; but often obscure, and, more 



