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American Dagger-moth

Apatela americana

Plate XVIII — American Dagger-moth is Fig. 12
Plate XVIII — American Dagger-moth is Fig. 12
American Dagger-moth (detail)
American Dagger-moth (detail)

This is one of the largest species of the genus.

The caterpillar feeds upon deciduous trees of many genera, and the insect occurs from New England to Utah and south to the Gulf States.