Noctuidae 



States of the Mississippi Basin upon the Cottonwood (Popuhis 

 tnonilifera and Popitliis heterophylla.) 



(4) Apatela innotata Guenee, Plate XVIil, Fig. 13, $> . 

 (The Unmarked Dagger-moth.) 



Svn. grcsfi Grote. 



The figure given in the phite 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 yellov/ish-white. The species occurs in Canada 

 and the northern Atlantic States. 



(5) Apatela morula Grote, Plate XVIII, Fig. 8, $ . (The 

 Darkish Dagger-moth. ) 



Syn tdint 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.) 



Sj-n. 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 lobelice 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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