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as well. They are fond of sweets, and it is for the various 

 members of this group that the entomologist plasters 

 over with sugar and beer the trees of his garden for the 

 capture of specimens. Their bodies are generally stout 

 and smaller than the other two groups ; their fore- 

 wings are narrow, and fold over the broader hind- 

 wings. The antennce generally are slender. A certain 

 pattern occurs very constantly in the markings of the 



Night-Flying Moths. 



1. Cosmia Pj-ralina, Lunar Spotted Piniou-Moth. 



2. Lackey-Moth (Bnmbijx iipustria). 



3. The Sprawler (Petasia cassinea). 



fore-wings ; thus, near the costa {i.e., front edge of 

 the wings) of the fore-wings, about the middle, are two 

 spots called the stigmata ; that nearest the base is round 

 or oval, and is therefore called the orbicular stigma ; the 

 other is kidney shaped, and is called the reniform stigma; 

 beneath the orbicular stigma is frequently a third, of a 

 wedge shape, called the claviform stigma. There are 

 moreover certain lines that run transversely along the 



