64 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



Vapourers, White Satin, Brown Tail and Gold Tail 

 Moths. We have 12 British species. 



5. LITHOSID.E. Imago with the antennae filiform 

 in both sexes ; the collar well developed ; the thorax un- 

 spotted ; the abdomen unspotted, but sometimes with 

 pale belts and a pale tip ; the anterior wings generally 

 narrow. The rather hairy larvae feed on lichens. 



This family includes the Footman Moths. We have 

 17 British species. 



6. CHELONID^. Imago with the antennae generally 

 pectinated in the male, though sometimes filiform ; the 

 collar well developed ; the thorax sometimes spotted ; 

 the abdomen gaily coloured and spotted ; the wings 

 gaily coloured and spotted, the posterior wings some- 

 times especially so. Larva hairy, but not with tufts of 

 hair ; generally polyphagous, feeding on low plants. 

 Pupa smooth, enclosed in a cocoon. 



This family includes the various Tiger Moths, the 

 Clouded Buff, and the Ermine Moths. We have 14 

 British species. 



7. BOMBYCIDJE. Imago with the antennae pectinated 

 in the male, generally filiform in the female ; abdomen 

 not gaily coloured or spotted ; the posterior wings are 

 paler than the anterior wings, and have only faint 

 markings. Larva hairy, not with tufts of hair. Pupa 

 smooth, enclosed in a cocoon, which is sometimes of very 

 firm texture. 



This family includes the Eggars and Fox Moths, the 

 Lackeys, Drinker, and Lappets. We have 11 British 

 species. 



8. ENDROMID^E. Imago with the antenna?, pectinated 

 in the male, only slightly pectinated in the female ; the 

 posterior wings slightly paler than the anterior wings, 



