BARNES AND McDUNNOUGH: CATOCALA 47 



EPHESIA Hubner 



Ephesia elonympha Hubner 

 Plate X, figs. 11-13; PI. XXI, figs. 21 and 22 (claspers). 



Ephesia elonympha Hubner, 1815, Zutr. Exot. Schmett., I, p. 11, figs. 29 and 30. 

 Allotria elonympha Hubner, 1825, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 280. 



As we have already mentioned, we believe that the generic term Ephesia must be used for this species, Hubner's 

 later usage of this generic name in the • Verzeichniss ' being invalidated by his earlier reference. 



The species is quite variable in the amount of white suffusion on the primaries, figure 11 being fairly typical accord- 

 ing to Hubner's figure. 



Judging by the dates on our series of specimens, the species is double-brooded, occurring in early spring and again in 

 July and August. Its range appears to be similar to that of the preceding species, with the exception that we have no 

 records of its occurrence in Arizona. 



