. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 29.—OdontofAa elegant. (Strecker.) Fig. 30.—Pheosia dimidiata. Schaeff er.) (Herrich and this colouring gradually fades and narrows along the hind margin till it ends at the outer angle. It is interrupted by white linear markings, one of which takes the form of a long oval. At the inner angle of the hind wing is a brown patch. A fine moth of neat colouring is Nadata gibbosa Smith and Abbot. It is an inch and ten lines in expanse of wings. Its prevailing tint is ochreous, and it has a band of d


. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 29.—OdontofAa elegant. (Strecker.) Fig. 30.—Pheosia dimidiata. Schaeff er.) (Herrich and this colouring gradually fades and narrows along the hind margin till it ends at the outer angle. It is interrupted by white linear markings, one of which takes the form of a long oval. At the inner angle of the hind wing is a brown patch. A fine moth of neat colouring is Nadata gibbosa Smith and Abbot. It is an inch and ten lines in expanse of wings. Its prevailing tint is ochreous, and it has a band of darker colour across the fore-wing, narrowing towards the inner margin. Within this band, not far from the costa, are twin white spots, small but distinct. Gibbosa bears a remarkable projecting crest on its thorax. Nerice bidentata Walker and Symmerista albifrons Smith and Abbot are well known moths. In the former, the brown and grey of the fore-wings in striking contrast—the brown having two tooth-like projections—in the latter the conspicuous white border to the lower half of the costa are features that are easily 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society


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