66 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



In the NOCTUINA we have 26 families represented in 

 this country 



1. NocTUO-BoMBYCiD^E. Imago of moderate size ; 

 the body mostly smooth. Larva smooth, or with little 

 eminences, living on trees or shrubs quite exposed, or 

 between leaves united with silk. 



This family includes the Peach-blossom, Buff-arches, 

 the Figure-of-80, and the Yellow-horned. We have 9 

 British species. 



2. BRYOPHILID.E. Imago of small size ; the body 

 slender, crested above. Larva smooth, the ordinary 

 spots warty and shining, feeds on the lichens growing 

 on walls, early in the morning. 



Of this family, which includes the Marbled Beauty, 

 we have only 3 British species. 



3. BOMBYCOIDJS Imago of moderate size ; the body 

 thick, and sometimes crested above. Larva more or 

 less tufted with hair, sometimes very hairy (so that we 

 might readily mistake them for larvae of Bombycina). 



This family includes the Dagger Moths and the 

 Miller. We have 15 British species. 



4. LEUCANID.E. Imago smaller of medium size; the 

 body smooth, the anterior wings of pale colours, rarely 

 with distinct markings. Larva elongate, feeding in 

 stems, or merely concealing itself in such places. 



This family includes the various Wainscot Moths. 

 We have 30 British species. 



5. APAMID^E. Imago small or of medium size, with 

 the wings of dull colours, in repose roof-shaped ; the 

 markings are well denned, and the three stigmata 

 generally distinct ; the abdomen is generally smooth, 

 sometimes crested. Larva thick, dull-coloured, gene- 

 rally shining, with the head small, retractile ; living 



