Ontario Sessional Papers, 1875-76, . bands. The hind wings are marked nearly as above. The head is white, spotted with black; the shoulder covers white, with some yellowat the base, and two black dots on each ; the thorax and abdomen whitish, the formerwith six black dots, the latter banded with black beneath. Drasteria Erichtea (Cram.) In fig. 18 we have this insect in the perfect state well represented. Although it is one of our commmonest moths, a day-flier, abundant al-most everywhere, yet we have never heard of its havinghad a common name bestowed upon it. We are notgoing to christ
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1875-76, . bands. The hind wings are marked nearly as above. The head is white, spotted with black; the shoulder covers white, with some yellowat the base, and two black dots on each ; the thorax and abdomen whitish, the formerwith six black dots, the latter banded with black beneath. Drasteria Erichtea (Cram.) In fig. 18 we have this insect in the perfect state well represented. Although it is one of our commmonest moths, a day-flier, abundant al-most everywhere, yet we have never heard of its havinghad a common name bestowed upon it. We are notgoing to christen it, for we are no admirer of commonnames where they can be avoided, and we think they canin this instance. Drasteria erichtea is not harsh and un-pronounceable, as is the case with many, especially of ourmore recent names, as well as some that have been resur-rected, and those who do not care to burden their memories with both names, may dropthe latter, and will still be understood if they speak of the moth as the common Dras-teria. 360. 39 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 1.) A. 1875 The female moth, when its wings are spread, will measure about one and a halfinches; the male about a quarter of an inch less. The fore wings are grayish brown,with bands and dots of dark brown ; one band crosses the wing about an eighth of an inchfrom the base, and a second—which sometimes does not extend entirely across—is placedmidway between the first and the outer margin. There is a dull patch of brown near thefront edge of the wing, between the first and second bands, and two or three prominentblack dots similarly situated between the second band and the apex ; the outer edge isalso widely margined with brown. The inner portion of the hind wings is similar in colour to the front pair ; the outerhalf is crossed by two darker bands irregular in outline, the space between them beingoccupied by a paler hue, as also is the space between the outside band and the hind mar-gin, which latter is
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