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Lobelia Dagger-moth

Apatela lobeliae

Plate XVIII — Lobelia Dagger-moth is Fig. 9
Plate XVIII — Lobelia Dagger-moth is Fig. 9

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.