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3. Arctiidw. Wings deflexed ; antennae strongly ser- 



rated ; spiral tongue very small. 



4. Noctuidce. Wings moderate in size and often marked 



with peculiar ear-shaped spots ; antennae almost al- 

 ways simple ; thorax stout and often crested ; spiral 

 tongue long ; body elongated and clothed with scales ; 

 colour generally sombre. 



5. Geometridce. Wings large, held horizontally ; antennae 



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. Pyralidce. Wings moderate in size, forming a triangle 



when in repose ; antennae 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. Tortricidce. Fore wings broad and entire, forming a 



triangle when at rest ; antennae 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. Yponomeutidw. Wings often long and narrow ; antennae 



