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Still more distinctive as 

 the resting position. 

 Both ends of the body 

 are raised so that the 

 side view of the insect 

 presents an outline al- 

 most semicircular, which 

 renders it very easy 

 to recognize. These 

 larvae may often be found 

 in great clusters in the 

 forks of branches where 

 they go to moult. They 

 are most abundant in 

 late summer and occa- 

 sionally are seriously 

 injurious. (See page 315, 

 Part II, for further de- 

 scription.) 



52. Liparidae. Stu- 

 dents will generally en- 

 counter only one or two 

 members of this family. 

 These are the Tussock- 

 moths. The more com- 

 mon species is the White- 

 marked Tussock-moth. Its 



FIG. 57. Types of Moths. 

 Slightly reduced. 



1, 2, and 3, Notodontida; 4, 

 Eight-spotted forester (Agaris- 

 tidce); 5, Beautiful wood nymph 

 (Agaristidai); 6, Tussock-moth 

 (Liparidae); 7, Lithotiida. 



