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into three nearly equal parts by two transverse bands, each 
composed of two wavy dark brown lines; in the middle 
space are situated the two ordinary spots, together with a 
third oval spot, which touches the anterior band; these spots 
are encircled with dark brown, and the kidney-spot bears a 
dark brown lance-shaped mark on its hinder part; the hind¬ 
most third of the wing is crossed by a broad pale band, and 
is ornamented by a narrow wavy or festooned line, and 
several small blackish spots near the margin. The hind 
wings are pearly white, and semitransparent, shaded behind, 
and veined with dusky brown. The thorax is brown or 
"rav-brown, Avith the edore of the collar blackish. The abdo- 
men is gray. The Avings expand two inches or more. 
Another of these moths is the counterpart of the cequa and 
agricola of Europe. It also resembles the telifera in form, 
but is destitute of the lance-shaped spot on the fore Avings; 
and hence I have named it Agrotis inermis^ the unarmed 
rustic-moth. The fore Avino;s are lio-ht broAAm, shaded in the 
middle and toAvards the hinder margin with dusky brown ; 
they are crossed by four more or less distinct, aa^uaw bands, 
each formed of tAvo blackish lines ; the kidney-spot is dusky; 
and there are several blackish spots on the outer thick edge 
of the wing. The hind AAungs are pearly AAdiite in the middle, 
shaded behind and A^eined Avith dusky broAAm. The thorax is 
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reddish broAAm, AAntli the collar and shoulder-coA^ers doubly 
edged* Avith black. The abdomen is gray. It expands tAvo 
inches. 
The reaping rustic (^Agrotis messoria'), as it may be called, 
is the representativ’e of the corn-rustic (^Agrotis segetum) of 
Europe. The fore Avings are reddish gray, crossed by Aa’c 
AA^ aAy blackish bands, the first tAvo of AAdiich, and generally 
the fourth also, are double; the tAvo ordinary spots, and a 
third oval spot near the middle of the AAung, are bordered 
Avith black. The hind wings are AAdiitish, becoming dusky 
brown behind, and haA^e a small central crescent and the 
veins duskA^ The head and thorax are chInchiUa-gray; the 
