. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. 436 LEPIDOPTEBA. the inner hind angle. Of those that want this character on the fore wings, the largest American species, known to me, may be called Apatda Americana'2* (Fig. 216), which has been mistaken * for Apatda Aceris, the maple-moth of Eu- rope. Its body and fore wings are light gray; on the latter Fig. there is a wavy, scalloped white line edged externally with black near the outer hind margin, and the usual round and kidney-shaped spots are also edged with black; the hind wings are dark gray in the male
. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. 436 LEPIDOPTEBA. the inner hind angle. Of those that want this character on the fore wings, the largest American species, known to me, may be called Apatda Americana'2* (Fig. 216), which has been mistaken * for Apatda Aceris, the maple-moth of Eu- rope. Its body and fore wings are light gray; on the latter Fig. there is a wavy, scalloped white line edged externally with black near the outer hind margin, and the usual round and kidney-shaped spots are also edged with black; the hind wings are dark gray in the male, blackish in the female, with a faintly marked black curved band and central semicircular spot; all the wings are whitish and shining beneath, with a black wavy and curved band and central semicircular spot on each; the fringes are white, scalloped, and spotted with black. It expands from two inches and a quarter to two inches and a half, or more. This kind of moth flies only at night, and makes its appearance between the middle and the end of July. The cat- Kg- m- erpillar (Fig. 217) eats the leaves of the va- rious kinds of maple, and sometimes also those of the elm, lin- den, and chestnut. It is one of the largest kinds; and, early in October, when it arrives at maturity, [ u A. Americana is synonymous with Acronycta acericola Guene'e. — Morris.] * See Phalama Aceris, Smith, in Abbot's "Insects of Georgia," p. 185, pi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856; Flint, Charles Louis, 1824-1889. Boston : William White, printer to the state
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