Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Noctuidæ.
Genus. Noctua, Auct. Subgenus.—?
Noctua Lunata. Alis fuscis, strigis multis transversis; anticis maculâ centrali, alterâ angulatâ apicali, fasciâque obliquâ posticâ nigris. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Lunata, Drury, App. v. 3.
Habitat: Carolina, Virginia.
Upper Side. The antennæ light brown and setaceous. The tongue spiral. Palpi not very hairy. The head, thorax, abdomen, and wings hazel-coloured. Anterior wings with a waved line, of a dark brown colour, placed near the anterior angle, beginning at the posterior and ending at the external edge. At the shoulders, and along the anterior margin, are several small dark brown clouds and marks, that produce a darker shade. Posterior wings with a series of narrow transverse waved lines, extending from the middle to the external edges. All the wings are dentated.
Under Side. The breast, abdomen, and wings are all of a paler hazel colour. Anterior wings dappled with dark brown on the middle of the anterior edge, and spotted with minute short brown streaks, as well as the posterior.
GEOMETRA (ANGERONA) SERRATA.
Plate [XX]. fig. 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Geometridæ, Steph.