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Fragile Dagger-moth

Apatela fragilis

Plate XIX — Fragile Dagger-moth is Fig. 1
Plate XIX — Fragile Dagger-moth is Fig. 1

This delicate little species has by some authors been referred to the genus Microcoelia, 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 Rosaceoe.