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ELEMENTARY STUDIES IN INSECT LIFE 



B. Hind wings with three anal veins; small moths, palpi 

 generally well developed; when palpi are not well de- 

 veloped, antennae are at least as long as the front wings. 

 Fringe on inner angle of hind wings longer than elsewhere. 

 C. The second anal vein of the hind wings forked near 

 the base. Tortricidnc. 



( Leaf-Rollers.) 



CC. The second anal vein of the hind wings not forked 

 near the base. Tincidae. 



( Leaf-Miners and Clothes-Moths.) 



BB. Hind wings with less than three anal veins; moths of 



FIG. 224. Wings of a Geoniet- 

 rid, showing venation. F, fren- 

 ulum. (After Comstock.) 



FIG. 225. Wings of a Noctuld, 

 showing venation, (After Com- 

 stock.) 



medium or large size, palpi generally small ; antennae mod- 

 erate in length. Fringe on inner angle of hind wing not 

 noticeably longer than elsewhere. 



C. Vein IV 2 of front wing standing midway between IV, 

 and IV 3 or nearer IVj than IV 3 . 

 D. Frenulum present. 



E. Antenna? in length spindle-shaped; i.e., thicker in 

 the middle and tapering toward the tip and base; in 

 breadth, i. e., in cross-section, shaped like a prism. 



ftphingidae. 

 (Hawk Moths or Humming-Bird Moths.) 



