Noctuidse 
which it is closely allied. The figure in the plate is hardly 
dark enough. 
(10) Apatela quadrata Grote, Plate XVIII. Fig. 15, $. 
(The Quadrate Dagger.) 
This species occurs on the Pacific coast and ranges eastward 
as far as Alberta in the north and Kansas in the south. The 
author does not recall a description of the larva. 
(11) Apatela superans Guenee, Plate XVIII, Fig. 26, 
(The Chieftain Dagger.) 
This is a well-marked species, which cannot easily be mis¬ 
taken. It occurs in Canada, southward to the Carolinas, and 
westward through the valley of the Mississippi. The larva feeds on 
the same plants as its allies, which have been mentioned above. 
(12) Apatela lithospila Grote, Plate XVIII, Fig. 24, $. 
(The Streaked Dagger.) 
Ranges from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The larva feeds 
upon oak, hickory, and chestnut. 
(13) Apatela connecta Grote, Plate XVIII, Fig. 19, 
(The Connected Dagger.) 
The habitat of this species is found from Canada to the 
Carolinas and westward to the Mississippi. The larva feeds 
on willows. 
(14) Apatela fragilis Guenee, Plate XIX, Fig. 1, 6 . (The 
Fragile Dagger-moth.) 
Syn. spectans Walker. 
This delicate little species has by some authors been referred 
to the genus Microccelia, but is a true Apatela. It ranges from 
Canada to the Carolinas and westward to the Mississippi. The 
caterpillar feeds on birch and various plants belonging to the 
Rosacece. 
(15) Apatela vinnula Grote, Plate XVIII, Fig. 25, ?. 
(The Delightful Dagger.) 
This pretty and easily recognizable species feeds in the 
larval stage upon the elm and ranges from the Atlantic coast 
to the border of the Great Plains. It comes very freely to sugar. 
(16) Apatela grisea Walker, Plate XVIII, Fig. 11, ?. 
(The Gray Dagger-moth.) 
Syn. pudorata Morrison. 
The caterpillar feeds on apple, birch, willow, elm, and arrow 
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