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dark ; the transverse shade distinct as a wavy line below the stig¬ 
mata. Orbicular large, light gray; reniform large, the centre concolor- 
ous with the wing, but the outside lighter; the two spots alternating 
with black spots, the first triangular, the second quadrate, the third 
narrow, brownish in the lower part. Terminal space, except the 
apex, a little darker than ground color. Below the orbicular a short, 
curved black spot, the end of the otherwise obsolete claviform. Hind 
wings smoky, bleached with outer border. Head and thorax concol- 
orous with the fore wings, the prothorax with a narrow gray line, in 
front of which is dark brown to the head. 
Agrotis scandens, Riley.—The Climbing Rustic. 
In the first Missouri report, Prof. Riley gives quite an extended his¬ 
tory of this species with an account of depredations in orchards in 
various places, among which was that of Mr. J. W. Cochran of Cal¬ 
umet, Ill. Mr. John Townly of Marquette county, Wisconsin, sends 
a communication to the Practical Entomologist, published March 1867, 
wherein according to Mr. Walsh the depredations of the same worm 
are recounted. Tne worms climb up small trees or shrubs at night 
to the height of eight or ten feet and eat or cut off the flower and leaf 
buds, descending to the ground again and burrowing at the foot of the 
tree where they remain during the next day. When trees are large 
and tall they would be much less damaged by these worms, but much 
damage is often sustained by them in orchards of young or dwarf 
trees in season when they are numerous. The general color of the 
worms is, “a very light yellowish gray, variegated with dirty bluish 
green, and when filled with food it wears a much greener appearance 
than otherwise. In depth of shading it is variable however, and the 
young worm is of a more uniform dirty whitish-yellow, with the 
lines along the side less distinct but the shiny spots more so than 
in the full grown ones.” The moth is a light yellowish gray on the 
fore wings and bluish tinge towards the outer margin, and the trans¬ 
verse lines with the exception of the subterminal, only indicated by 
marks on the costa, and a small black spot in the middle of the wing. 
Spec. Char. Larva .—Average length when full grown 1.40 inches, 
ground color very light yellowish gray, variegated with glancous in 
the shape of different sized patches, which are distinctly seen under 
the lens, to be separated by fine lines of the light ground color. A 
well defined dorsal and less distinct subdorsal and stigmatal line, 
crossed by these patches becoming larger and darker; another and 
still less distinct line of the same kind under stigmata. The dorsal 
line frequently with a very fine white line along its middle, especial¬ 
ly at sutures of segments. Piliferous spots in the normal position, 
those above black, those at the sides lighter, stigmata black; head 
and cervical shield tawny, the latter with a small black spot each 
side, the former with two in front, and two eye spots each side; cau¬ 
dal plate tawny; speckled with black; venter and legs glancous; 
bristles fine and small. Filled with food it wears a much greener ap¬ 
pearance than otherwise, while when young it is of a more uniform 
