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AN INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOLOGY 



dorsimeson of the last two thoracic segments and the eighth abdominal 

 segment. It occurs in midsummer on various shrubs and trees. 



Apatelodes angelica. — The moth (Fig. 902) is of a pale soft steel- 

 gray, with the outer margins of the wings toothed. The fore wings 

 are crossed by two bands of a darker shade. The hyaline spot near 

 the apex of the wings is usually doubled; and there is no brown spot 

 near the base of the inner margin as in A. torrefacta. The wings ex- 

 pand from 47 to 50 mm. 



Fig. 902. — Apatelodes angelica. (From Packard.) 



The larva (Fig. 902) feeds on ash and on lilac. It is grayish brown : 

 the setae of the dorsimeson are comparatively short, but are grouped 

 in a small tuft on each body segment; no pencils are present. 



Family EPIPLEMID^ 



This family includes moths in which the body is slender and the 

 wings ample. In their general appearance, these moths resemble 

 geometrids; but can be distinguished from them by the venation of 



