Genus. Spilosoma, Steph. Arctia, Latr. Eyprepia p. Ochs. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.
Spilosoma Egle. Alis griseis immaculatis; abdomine luteo, maculis dorsalibus nigris. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 10 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Bombyx) Egle, Drury, App. vol. 2.
Habitat: New York.
Upper Side. Antennæ grey, slightly pectinated. Head grey. Neck cream-coloured. Thorax grey. Abdomen yellow, with seven small black spots placed along the middle. Wings grey ash-coloured, immaculate.
Under Side. Palpi small. Tongue spiral. Abdomen pale yellow. Wings grey-coloured on this side, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire.
NOCTUA CHERA.
Plate [XX]. fig. 4.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Noctuidæ, Steph.
Genus. Noctua. Subgenus. ——