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NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



Fall Canker-worm and Moth (Figs. 151 and 216) are examples 

 of this Family. 



SNOUT MOTHS (Pyralidae). These moths have the body 

 quite long and slender; the antennae are not pectinate, the 

 palpi are usually very long, and the legs are mostly unarmed. 



The caterpillars are naked, and are commonly provided with 

 sixteen legs. They generally live in silken tubes or cases, or 

 in a nest of leaves, or in fruit. 



Fig. 218. 



Fig. 219. 



The Grape-leaf Folder (Fig. 217), the Clover-hay Worm 

 (Fig. 218), and the Gooseberry-fruit Moth (Fig. 219), are 

 examples of this family. 



LEAF-ROLLERS (Tortricidse). These moths are usually quite 

 small; the antennae are simple and short, the palpi are very 

 short, and the fore-wings aro nearly of the same width through- 

 out, and are often considerably rounded on the front edge 



Fig. 220. 



The caterpillars are naked, and provided with sixteen legs ; 

 they live in a rolled leaf, or in a nest of leaves ; a few kinds live 

 in fruit. The specific name of these insects usually terminate 

 in ana. 



