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crossed by two bands of black. Expanse nearly three and one-half 
inches. I have never taken this insect, but have specimens collected 
in Southern Ohio. 
Catocala unijuga. Upper wings dark gray and black with light 
gray wavy lines. Thorax dark gray. Body brown. Lower wings 
bright orange-red, edged with white and crossed by two intensely 
black bands. Expanse of wings three inches. This is a common 
insect in the northeastern part of the country, and I have a number 
of specimens from Canada. 
The species, Catocala innubens , is a very variable one. The 
upper wings are usually dark brown, light brown and black. Thorax 
and body light brown. Lower wings reddish-orange edged with 
yellow and crossed by two bands of black. This insect expands two 
and one-half inches and is sometimes found in numbers on oak-trees. 
I have specimens from Iowa, Ohio, Massachusetts and Ontario. 
Catocala flebilis. Upper wings dark gray and sooty black. 
Thorax dark gray. Body sooty brown. Lower wings black, edged 
with yellowish-white. Expanse two and a quarter inches. A com¬ 
mon insect in oak woods in September and October. 
Catocala desperata. Upper wings light gray and light brown and 
crossed by black lines. Thorax light gray. Body sooty brown. 
Lower wings blackish-brown, lighter near the body and edged with 
yellowish-white.- Expanse two and three-quarters inches. Not a 
rare insect in New England and the Middle and Western States. 
Catocala palceogama. Upper wings gray with black markings. 
Thorax gray. Body light brown. Lower wings orange crossed by 
two black bands. Expands two and one-half inches. I have speci¬ 
mens of this insect from Southern Ohio, but have never taken it in 
Massachusetts. 
Catocala arnica. Upper wings gray and black with a greenish 
shade. Thorax gray. Body yellowish-brown. Lower wings orange 
with a large brownish-black patch. Expanse of wings one and three- 
quarters inches. This insect is sometimes very common in autumn, 
and may frequently be taken in numbers on the trunks of poplar- 
trees. I have also found it abundantly when collecting other Cato¬ 
cala in oak forests. 
Catocala antinympha. Upper wings blackish-brown, with black 
and brown marks. Thorax and body dark. Lower wings ©range, 
with two black bands. Expanse, two inches. I have specimens of 
this insect from Ohio and Massachusetts. 
