72 BBITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



We have only 1 British species, the rare Ophiodes 

 lunaris. 



25. EUCLTDID^. Imago of rather small size ; the 

 antennas short, pubescent in the male ; the thorax short, 

 smooth ; the abdomen short, slightly crested ; the wings 

 thick, with distinct lines and stigmata. Larva smooth, 

 elongate, with only 12 legs ; in repose coiling up the 

 anterior segments ; feeding exposed on low plants. 



We have only 2 species, Euclidia Mi and E. glyphica. 



26. POAPHILID.E. Imago of small size with the an- 

 tennae short and slender; the wings short and rather 

 slender, the anterior wings with indistinct lines, but no 

 spots. Larvae slender, with 12 legs, looping, flattened 

 anteriorly and posteriorly. 



We have only 1 British species, the little Phytometra 

 senea. 



In the GEOMETRINA, we have 17 families represented 

 in this country. 



1. OURAPTERYD.E. Imago with the antennas of the 

 male simple ; the abdomen rather stout, smooth ; the 

 wings ample, the posterior wings having the middle of 

 the hind margin prolonged into a short tail. Larva 

 elongate, with 10 legs with projections from the 8th 

 and 12th segments. 



We have only 1 British species, the Swallow-tail 

 Moth. 



2. ENNOMID^E. Imago with the wings generally 

 ample and almost always dentate and angulated (the 

 female always winged) ; the antennas generally pecti- 

 nated in the male, sometimes simple. Larva elongate, 

 with 10, 12, or 14 legs (the additional legs rarely used 

 in walking) ; often with humps. 



This family includes the Brimstone Moth, the 



