PHAI..ENA. MOTH. 
Generic Character. 
Anteimte setaceee, a basi ad 
apicem sensim attenuatse. 
Ala; (sedentis) soepius de- 
flexac, (volatu nocturno.) 
Antenna setaceous, gradu- 
ally lessening from base 
to tip. 
Wings (when sitting) gene- 
rally deflex, (flight noc- 
turnal.) 
This genus like that of Papilio, containing a 
vast number of species, is divided into assort- 
ments, according to the different habits of the 
animals. These assortments are as follows, viz. 
Attaci, or those in which the wings, when at 
rest, are spred out horizontally. 
Bo7nbyceSy in which the wings are incumbent, 
and the antenncC pectinated. 
Noctuce, with incumbent wings and setaceous 
antennas. 
Geornetrcc, with wings horizontally spread out, 
nearly as in the Attaci. 
Tortrices, with very obtuse wings, curved on 
the exterior margin. 
PyraiukSy with wings converging into a deltoid 
and slightly furcated figure. 
