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Parallelia bistriaris Hbn. Sioux City, June. 
Buclidia cuspidea Hbn. Sioux City, May; Homestead, common late in 
May. 
Caenurgia erechtea Cram. Common throughout the state during all 
of the warm months. 
Celiptera frustulum Gn. Iowa City, June 10, 1917, one only. 
Argyrostrotis anilis Dru. Homestead, May 30, 1918, one specimen. 
Zale lunata Dru. Sioux City and Dickinson county, July. 
Zale galbanata Morr. Sioux City, Iowa City; April to August. 
Zale lunifera Hbn. Sioux City, no dates. 
PLUSHNAE 
Autographa falcifera Kby. Sioux City, May; Iowa City, June, 
Autographa falcifera form simplex Gn. Throughout the state, April 
to August. 
Autographa brassicae Riley. The commlon “Cabbage Eooper”; June, 
August. 
Autographa precationis Gn. Distribution general, April, June, October. 
Plusia aerea Hbn. Iowa City, in coll, Wickham. 
EREBINAE 
Raphia abrupta Grt. Sioux City, May 22, July 21, August 15 ; a small 
series. This was formerly incorrectly identified as coloradensis. 
Raphia f rater Grt. Iowa City, July. 
Syneda howlandi Grt. Sioux City, May 9, 1910, one female at light. 
This specimen is badly rubbed, but it appears to belong here. 
Phoberia atomaris Hbn. Sioux City, April, May. 
Panopoda rufimargo form rubric osta Gn. Sioux City, one female, no 
date. 
Strenoloma lunilinea Grt. Iowa City, August, 1917 (E. E. Buchanan). 
Erebus odora Dickinson county, July (R. Whittle). 
Thysania ^enobia Cram. Iowa City, one specimen brought into the 
laboratory early in October, 
Calpe canadensis Beth, Dickinson county, July 20, 1917, one female 
(Arthur Abel). 
Scoliopteryx libatrix Einn. Throughout the state. 
Plusiodonta compressipalpis Gn. Sioux City, Iowa City; July. 
Alabama argillacea Iowa City, September. 
HYPENINAE 
Rivula propinqualis Gn. Dickinson county, August. 
Phytometra rhodarialis race coccinifascia Grt. Sioux City, July 17. 
1916, one specimen. 
Oxy cilia malaca Grt. Iowa City, June. 
Phalaenostola larentioides Grt. Iowa City, July. 
Spargaloma sexpunctata Grt. Iowa City, June 12, 1917, one. 
Dyspyralis puncticosta Smi. Sioux City, July, August. 
Metalestra quadrisignata Wlk. Sioux City, June 23, 1917, one. 
Episeuxis americaiis Gn. Sioux City, Iowa City; July, Septernber. 
Episeuxis aemula Hbn. Sioux City, July. 
