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gray; the collar is edged with black, and the abdomen is light brown¬ 
ish gray. It expands an inch and four-tenths.” 
Spec. Char. Larva .—Length 1.07 inches. Slightly shagreened. 
General color dingy ash gray, with lighter or darker shadings. Dor¬ 
sum light, inclining to flesh color, with a darker dingy line along its 
middle. The sides, particularly along the subdorsal line, are of a 
darker shade. On each segment there are eight small, black, shiny, 
slightly elevated points, having the appearance of black sealing wax, 
from each of which originates a small black bristle. The stigmata 
are of the same black color, and one of the black spots is placed quite 
close to them anteriorly. Head shiny and of the same dingy color as 
the body, thick and almost joining at the upper surface, becoming 
thinner below and diverging toward the palpi. The upper surface 
of first segment is also shining like the head. Ventral region of 
the same dingy color, but lighter, having a greenish tinge anteriorly 
and inclining to yellow under the anal segment. Legs of the same 
color. It has a few short bristles on the anterior and posterior 
segments.”—Riley. 
Moth .—Expanse of wings 1.50 of an inch. Ground color of fore 
wings gray, varying in shade from yellowish to dark ash gray, the 
markings dark brown on the light, or black on the dark specimens. 
The basal t. a. and t. p. lines distinct, double, the included space the 
ground color ; the subterminal line light, less prominent than usual; 
the transverse shade distinct as a rather broad line.. The stigmata 
concolorous with wing, the surrounding line rather light; the reni- 
form with a slightly darker shading each side; terminal space, 
darker than the rest of the wing. Hind wings whitish with a 
darker terminal border. Head and thorax concolorous with the 
fore wings, a narrow, dark line in the prothorax; the abdomen of 
the color of hind wings. 
Agrotis ypsilon, Ratt.—The Lance Rustic. 
The larva is the Greasy or Black Cut-worm. This species, pretty 
well distributed over this country and Europe, was described by Dr. 
Harris as Agrotis telifera, and is also known under the synonym of 
Agrotis suffasa. In my correspondence during the past season it is as 
often reported from various parts of the State as any other species, 
especially in its damage to corn.. 
The worms vary considerably in color from an almost uniform dark 
greasy gray color with a faint stripe of dull dirty yellow along the 
h ick, to a dull leaden brown inclining to black. The latter form is 
known as the Black Cut-worm. When mature the worm is about an 
inch and a half long. The last of May or the fore part of June the 
worm changes to a chrysalis, and the most prominent characters of the 
moth that appears a month later are, the fore wings light brown shaded 
with dark brown, with a dark brown lance-shaped spot running from 
the reniform outward part way to the outer margin of the wing, con¬ 
trasting strongly with'the light brown surrounding it. 
Spec. Char. Larva .—Length from 1.50 to 1.6C inches; ground color 
varying from a dark greasy gray to a dull leaden brown; only a faint 
