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3. Arctiida. Wings deflexed; antennee strongly serrated ; 



spiral tongue very small. 



4. Noctuida. Wings moderate in size and often marked 



with peculiar ear-shaped spots ; antennse almost always 

 simple ; thorax stout and often crested ; spiral tongue 

 long; body elongated and clothed with scales; colour 

 generally sombre. 



5. Geometridce. Wings large, held horizontally; antennee 



variable; parts of the mouth short; body slender; 

 thorax not crested ; legs slender ; colour more beauti- 

 ful than the last, many species having a broad waving 

 band across the fore wings; size moderate. 



6. Pyralida. Wings moderate in size, forming a triangle 



when in repose ; antennse simple ; mouth small ; labial 

 palpi often long; legs very long, and in some species 

 ornamented with bunches of hair; body slender and 

 elongated; size small. 



7. Tortricida. Pore wings broad and entire, forming a tri- 



angle when at rest ; antennse generally simple ; spiral 

 tongue short; labial palpi forming a short beak in 

 front of the head ; legs spurred ; body slender ; thorax 

 rarely crested ; size minute. 



8. Yponomeutida. Wings often long and narrow; antennse 



