DAY- FLYING MOTHS. 



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It is a sad-coloured moth, and rests 

 with winors elevated — thus differins: from 

 the typical Castniidce — its antennrt' gene- 

 rally directed forwards ; also in smaller 

 wings, in smaller, closer scales, in un- 

 armed hind-wings, and in stiffer, 

 relatively shorter, antennae, it 

 diverges in character from the Castniidas (see Fig. '^'jY 

 Its flight, which is diurnal, is an extremely rapid darting 



