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Lithacodes Fasciola

Lithacodes fasciola

Plate XLVII — Lithacodes Fasciola is Fig. 2
Plate XLVII — Lithacodes Fasciola is Fig. 2

The caterpillar feeds on a great variety of low shrubs and trees; it is especially fond of the leaves of the various species of wild cherry. It is common in western Pennsylvania, and is well distributed throughout the Appalachian subregion.