80 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



This includes the Nettle Tap. We have 4 British 

 species. 



13. EUDOREID^E. Imago with the antennae of the 

 male slightly pubescent ; the labial palpi porrected, 

 longer than the head, partially covered by the maxillary 

 palpi; the anterior wings moderately broad, not folded 

 in repose, forming an elongate triangle. Larva with 



16 legs, dull coloured, with the spots large and horny, 

 feeding on moss and lichens in galleries of silk. 



This family consists of the genus Eudorea. We have 



17 British species. 



14. GALLERID^. Imago with the antennae simple, 

 the basal joint generally with a tuft of scales beneath ; 

 the labial palpi short in the male, long and porrected 

 in the female. Larva with 16 legs ; feeding on wax in 

 beehives and in the nests of wild bees. 



W T e have only 4 British species. 



15. PHYCID^E. Imago with the antennae of the male 

 simple, but often with a curve near the base and some- 

 times with a tuft of scales in this curve ; the labial palpi 

 generally of moderate length and ascending, sometimes 

 long and porrected; the anterior wings oblong or 

 elongate, slightly folded in repose. Larva with 16 

 legs ; feeding on the leaves, or in the stems of plants, 

 or in dried animal or vegetable substances, generally 

 spinning silken galleries. 



This family comprises the various Knot-horns. We 

 have 35 British species. 



16. CRAMBID^E. Imago with the antennae of the 

 male generally simple, sometimes ciliated ; the labial 

 palpi long, porrected (forming a long beak in front of 

 the head), partially covered by the maxillary palpi ; the 

 anterior wings oblong or lanceolate, generally convo- 



