GENUS PHAL.ENA, OR MOTHS. 



ALMOST the whole tribe of Moths are nocturnal 

 animals ; and, in general, their caterpillars are very 

 destructive creatures. 



The general transformations, as described in the 

 first volume, apply to all the lepidopterous insects ; 

 but the architecture and particular economy of Moths 

 was reserved for the introduction to this genus. 



