. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 362 A. JE. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. '774 migrated to New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, etc. Probably it was introduced into Bermuda directly from southern Europe, by eggs on growing plants, or else in the adhering earth, while in the pupa. Commelina Oiolet Moth. (Prodenia commelinm (Sm. and Abbot, ii, p. 189, pi. xcv, as Phalmna ; Gn. ; J. B. Smith, Catal. N
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 362 A. JE. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. '774 migrated to New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, etc. Probably it was introduced into Bermuda directly from southern Europe, by eggs on growing plants, or else in the adhering earth, while in the pupa. Commelina Oiolet Moth. (Prodenia commelinm (Sm. and Abbot, ii, p. 189, pi. xcv, as Phalmna ; Gn. ; J. B. Smith, Catal. Noct., p. 169, 1893). Figures 135, a-d. The striped larva of this species feeds on various plants besides Commelina, including sweet potato, asparagus, violets, raspberry, and cotton.* It is found in the southern United States, northward to Washington, D. C, and Illinois. The moth has a ground-color of rich, dark brown, on the fore wings, variegated with transverse lines of black, and complex markings of purplish brown and dull yellow ; hind wings pale pearl-gray, with violet iridescence. The larva has the ground-color olive or greenish brown, finely lined with dark gray and brown, the dorsal surface with a double row of triangular velvety black, or sometimes greenish spots, and a central row of small yellow dots. It was first recorded by Jones, Figure 135.—Prodenia commelincB; a, moth; 6, young larva; c, mature larva, dorsal view ; d, same, lateral view—all slightly enlarged ; after Chittenden. Grass-moth. {^Remigia repanda (Fah.):^ Remigia latipes Gn. ; Smith, Catal. Noct., p. 863f = i2. marcida (var.) Gn.; Walker, Catal,, xiv, p. 1495.) Plate xcviii, figure 6. Fore wings buff or light yellowish brown, specked and transversel}^ irregularly lined with darker brown, and with a costal, apical, and distal patch and a tranverse band of darker brown, the latter edged internally with a lighter buff band ; the brown linear mai-ks are * For full description, see F. H. Chit
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