. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA, 297 variety which has been named ediisa, 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.
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA, 297 variety which has been named ediisa, 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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