54 STRUCTURE OF THE LEPIDOPTERA 



must not consider ourselves ready to proceed with the practical 

 portion of the entomologist's labours till we are perfectly satisfied 

 that we know the main features that enable us to distinguish 

 between the butterflies and the moths, and also know just a little 

 concerning the subdivisions on each side. 



This, then, shall form the subject of the next short chapter. 





