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of which Lagoa crispata may be taken as an example. Its larva 
(fig. 31) has a very short and thick body, which is fleshy and com- 
31. The flinnel moth (Lagoa crispata). (a) Poisonous larva. 
31. ( b ) Adult. Enlarged. Photographs by M. V. S. 
pletely covered and hidden by long silken hairs of a tawny or brown 
color, giving a convex form to the upper side. Interspersed among 
