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outwardly, stigmatal line light-buff. Head deep polished brown, with 
the inverted Y mark white; cervical shield the same color as the 
back; caudal plate with black spots, between which is a longitudinal 
cream-colored dash. Feeds on Wheat. 
Prodenia lineatella. 
Length 1.35 inches; dorsal line pinkish lilac; the dorsal space 
contains, first, a series of dark brownish-drab spots, the broadest 
part occupying the center of, each joint, the spots connecting with 
each other at the union of the segments. These spots extend from 
the dorsal line two-thirds of the distance to the sub-dorsal; on the 
sub-dorsal rests a series of either triangular or semi-oval velvety 
black spots, one to each joint on each side of the body; these ex¬ 
tend half-way to the dorsal line, thus encroaching a little upon the 
drab spots; sub-dorsal line the same color as the dorsal, with a 
narrow bright yellow semi-elliptical spot at the base of each black 
spot. All of the dorsal space not filled with these three series of 
spots is gray, irregularly striped with fine white substigmatal lines, 
and a line in the middle of the sub-dorsal space the same color as 
the dorsal; the space above this intermediate line is about the same 
color as the line, but irregularly striped with fine black; below the 
same line the space is black, irregularly striped with whitish, not 
quite white; below sub-stigmatal line, carneous-gray spotted with 
white. Head and cervical shield black. Found in garden Aug. 20. 
Pupated Aug. 25. Moth appeared Sept. 11. Fed on Salsify, Peach 
and Raspberry leaves. 
Nephelodes violans, Guen. The Violet Neplielodes. 
This is a robust larva, 1.75 inches in length; on the sides are 
four broad dark-brown stripes, alternating with three narrow gray¬ 
ish yellow ones; the lower stripes are somewhat mottled with a 
lighter color; head yellowish-gray, marked a little with brown; cer¬ 
vical shield dark, almost blacky 
This resembles the Cut-worms in the habit it has of feeding at 
night. It is generally found hidden under dead grass, but feeds on 
Grass, Corn and Knot-grass (Polygonum aviculare). Found in April 
and May, pupates in June, and the moths issue the following Sep¬ 
tember. 
Leucania pseudargyria. 
Length about one inch; general color light reddish-brown, sprin¬ 
kled over with dark brown; a fine dorsal line of the ground color, 
without the dark-brown specks. 
In the dorsal space there is an aggregating together of the dark 
brown specks so as to form a faint V on each joint when seen from 
behind, though at the same time the specks form two very faintly 
indicated longitudinal lines each side of the dorsal; sub-dorsal space 
sprinkled with the brown, but lighter than the dorsal; below the 
stigmata there are very few of the brown specks; no distinct sub¬ 
dorsal and sub-stigmatal lines; pro-legs with a patch of brown at 
