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variety which has been named ednsa , and which does not 
show well the lunate mark on the hind wings that probably 
suggested the name of the species. The larva feeds on the 
leaves of rose, willow, maple, plum, and other plants. 
The Black Witch, Erebus odora (Er'e-bus o-do'ra).—The 
most magnificent in size of our Noctuids is this species (Fig. 
354). There is much variation in the depth of coloring. 
The specimen figured is a female; in the male the fore 
wings are more pointed at the apex and the median band is 
Fig. 354 .—Erebus odora. 
indistinct. It is a native of the West Indies, and is not 
known to breed in the United States. But specimens are 
found as far north as Canada and west to Colorado, and 
even in California. It is believed that these specimens have 
flown north from Cuba or from Mexico. Recently some 
observations have been made which seem to indicate that 
the moth does breed within our territory; but the question 
is not yet settled. Only isolated specimens are found in 
the North, and these in late summer or autumn. 
