THE JOINTED ANIMALS 



THE TIGER MOTHS Family ARCTIID^E 



Two families, including many tropical species, come between the Lymantriida 

 and the Ardiidcz, namely, the Pterothysanidce and the Hypsidce. The forms included 

 under the name Arctiidce, embracing a number of beautiful moths, such as the 

 tigers, ermines, etc., are usually divided into four subfamilies, the Arctiinaz, repre- 

 sented by the tigers, properly so called, the Lithosiince including the footmen, the 

 Nolince, and the Nycteolina. Of the first subfamily, the most familiar member is 

 the common tiger moth (Arctia caja), which in summer comes freely to light. The 

 fore-wings are rich chocolate brown with cream-colored markings; and the hind- 

 wings crimson with black blotches. Two very beautiful varieties of this exceed- 



1. COMMON TIGER MOTH ; 2 and 3. Varieties of same ; 4. Larva of same; 5. SIX-SPOT BURNET ; 6. Its larva; 



7. THE SPANGLED WHITE. 



(Natural size.) 



ingly variable moth are figured in the accompanying illustration. The larva is the 

 well-known woolly bear, a large swiftly moving caterpillar, clothed with long 

 bristling black hairs, red at their base, which spins a loose web, thickly covered 

 with the hairs with which it is clothed, and turns to a naked pupa. 



THE OWL MOTHS Family 



Passing over the family Agaristidce, we reach the true night-flying moths, now 

 included in the family Noctuidce. This enormous group has been subdivided into 

 no less than ten subfamilies. Of the first subfamily ( Trifeiruz} the rustic shoulder 



