Noctuidae 
States of the Mississippi Basin upon the Cottonwood ( Populus 
monilifera and Populus heterophylla.) 
(4) Apatela innotata Guenee, Plate XVIII, Fig. 13, 6. 
(The Unmarked Dagger-moth.) 
Syn. grcefi Grote. 
The figure given in the plate represents a form intermediate 
between those depicted by Smith & Dyar. (See Proceedings 
U. S. Nat. Museum, Vol. XXI, Plate II, Figs. 17, 18). The ground 
color is a dirty yellowish-white. The species occurs in Canada 
and the northern Atlantic States. 
(5) Apatela morula Grote, Plate XVIII, Fig. 8, & . (The 
Darkish Dagger-moth.) 
Syn ulmi Harris. 
This insect occurs from Canada southward and westward to 
the Rocky Mountains. The caterpillar feeds upon elm, apple, 
and linden. 
(6) Apatela interrupta Guenee, Plate XIX, Fig. 5, $. 
(The Interrupted Dagger-moth.) 
Syn. occidentalis Grote & Robinson. 
The larva feeds upon the Rosacece, and also upon the elm 
and the birch. The insect has a wide range from the Atlantic 
seaboard to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the 
northern portions of the Gulf States. 
(7) Apatela lobelise Guenee, Plate XVIII, Fig. 9, $ . (The 
Lobelia Dagger-moth.) 
The caterpillar feeds upon oak, in spite of the fact that the 
author of the species attributed it to the Lobelia, which would 
no doubt poison it if administered. It ranges from Canada to 
Florida and Texas, and westward to the Rocky Mountains. 
(8) Apatela furcifera Guenee, Plate XVIII, Fig. 10, $. 
(The Forked Dagger-moth.) 
The range of this species is practically the same as that of the 
preceding. The larva feeds upon various species of wild-cherry. 
(9) Apatela hasta Guenee, Plate XIX, Fig. 6, ?. (The 
Dart Dagger-moth.) 
Syn. telum Guenee. 
The insect is found in the northern Atlantic States and 
Canada. It is smaller and darker than the preceding species, to 
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