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and antennae not knobbed at tip. Notodontidae, and Bombycid^: anterior vein 

 almost straight near base, the latter without proboscis. 



Pyralidae: hind wings with posterior area distinctly wider than the costal 

 and median areas combined. 



Tortricid^: costal area of front wings wider than cell, and palpi obtuse. 



Lycaenidae: antenna knobbed and eyes not further apart than half their 

 vertical neight. Riordinidae: anterior vein forked near base. 



Nymphalidse: antennae knobbed and front legs much smaller than others. 

 Agapetidae: some of the veins greatly swollen near base. Lymnadidae: with 

 small cell between anterior vein and its basal branch. 



Tineidse: head rough haired or antennae with basal eye cap. 



Pterophoridae: wings divided plume-like. 



Hesperidas: antennae knobbed and far apart at base. 



Gelechiidae: anterior vein of hind wings connected with cell, and three 

 veins beyond the posterior vein. Xylorictidae: outer branch of primary vein 

 of hind wing not reaching the costa. 



Hyponomeutidae: wings of nearly equal size, hind wings not heavily fringed. 



Arctiidae: anterior vein of hind wing arising from middle of cell. Lithosi- 

 idae: without ocelli. 



Pierid^: antennae knobbed. Papilionidae and Parnassiids: inner edge of 

 hind wings concave; the former has long tails on hind wing. 



CEcophoridae: wings narrow oval or lanceolate, primary not approximate 

 but nearly parallel with independant vein in hind wing. Blastobasidae: 

 fringe of front wing making inner edge appear concave. 



Elachistidae: wings narrow oval or lanceolate. 



Sphingidae: end of cell of front wings very oblique. 



Sessiidae: cell of front wing open. Thyridag: two independents connected 

 with postei'ior vein in front wing. 



Saturnidae: cell of front wing less than half the length of the wing. Lasio- 

 campidas, Nolidae and Dioptidae: the first two with posterior vein of front wing 

 apparently four-branched, and the last two having frenulas. 



Hepialidae: independent veins crosing cell of front wing. Micropterygidae: 

 cell open. Cossid^ and Psych id^: no jugum on front wing, the former with 

 wings spotted. 



Syntomidae. Thyatiridae: with posterior vein of frcmt wing apparently 

 three-branched. Platypterygidae: cell of hind wing mucb shorter on anterior 

 side. Liparid^ and Pericopid^: primary and independent veins of hind wings 

 stalked, the latter with large spots on wing. 



PAPILIONINA — Biifterjiks. 



Literature:— Holland, Butterfly Book. Wright, Butterflies of the West 

 Coast of the United States. 



PARNASSIID/E. 



These butterflies live in the Sierras, the larvae feed on Sedum and Saxi- 

 fraga. 



