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strongly marked than the female. This insect is found over a large 
part of the American continent. 
Euclidia cuspidea. 
A pretty species related to the preceding is Euclidia cuspidea. 
Of the same size, its wings are brown crossed by bands of light 
yellowish and reddish-brown and having on the upper wings several 
patches of very dark velvety brown or black. This insect may occa¬ 
sionally he seen among low hushes and shrubs, particularly about 
patches of sweet fern. When disturbed it flies rapidly for a short 
distance and drops suddenly among the low bushes and conceals 
itself. The larva is unknown to me. 
Khodopliora florida. 
One of our most beautiful Noctuids is Rhodophora florida. Its 
expanse of wing is about an inch and a quarter. The fore wings are 
mottled with rich pink on a yellow ground for two-thirds of their 
length, the outer margin being yellow, while the lower wings are 
very light yellow or almost white. This insect may often be seen 
about the evening primrose, which is the food plant of the caterpillar, 
and it has the habit of concealing itself among the flower petals in 
the daytime, the tips of the wings alone being visible. This little 
moth has a wide range, and I have taken it in California, Nevada, 
Arkansas, Virginia, Ohio and in Massachusetts, and have specimens 
which were taken in Canada and Florida. The larva is probably a 
