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mencing its depredations as soon as the r buds begin to start. An 
account of it from Erie county, Ohio, shows an immense amount of 
injury done. 
The moth may be found in July and August. 
Agrotis annexa, Fr. 
This larva is of a pale gray or slightly greenish color, with the 
vascular and sub-dorsal regions of a reddish-gray, the last sending 
upon the middle of each ring three oblique dashes in the form of 
cheveron; the stigmata! area is enclosed between two similar lines, 
and upon the upper of these lines the stomata are placed, which 
are brown. Head reddish; all the feet are concolorous. 
Abbot represents this caterpillar as living upon the Leguminose 
plants. 
Fabricius says it lives at the roots of herbs, as do other species 
of Agrotis. 
Mamestra distincta. 
When full-grown, this larva is 1.25 inches long, of a green color 
and marked with greenish-white; a very faint dorsal line, bordered 
each side with a darker shade of green, sub-dorsal line distinct, 
stigmatal line faint; body irregularly mottled with small spots of 
the same greenish-white color. Head a little smaller than the other 
segments and of a nearly uniform green color. 
Found on Grape-vines in June, pupating the last of June, and the 
moths appearing the next March. 
The chrysalis is subterranean, the anal end tipped with four 
bristles, two rather stout, the other two about half as long and more 
slender. 
Mamestra adjuncta, Guen. 
This larva, as described by Mr. L. W. Goodell, of Amherst, Mass., 
differs from that of Mr. Lintner, by being brown instead of green. 
Mr. Goodell’s description is as follows: 
“Body smooth, thick and uniform to the 11th segment, from which 
it tapers abruptly to the end. Cinnamon-brown; a large sub-dorsal, 
velvety dark-brown shade on the 4th, 5th and 11th rings, and on 
each of the remaining rings, except the three first and last one, is a 
dorsal curved line, and two small roundish spots of the same color; 
two larger square dark brown dorsal spots, edged with yellowish. 
Mamestra subjuncta, G. and B. The Subjoined Mamestra. 
The larva of this species is the Speckled Cut-worm, and is about 
1.60 inches in length, of a flesh-gray color and inclining to a rust 
color; in the middle of each segment, finely sprinkled with very 
minute black and white specks; an interrupted white dorsal line 
and a similar sub-dorsal line, these being distinct on the posterior 
part and indistinct on the anterior part of each segment; a stripe 
on the side of the body lighter than the general color; on the top 
of each segment, situated anteriorly, are two distinct spots; on the 
