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3. Arctiidce. — Wings deflexed; antennae strongly serrated; 



spiral tongue very small. 



4. Noctuidce. — Wings moderate in size and often marked 



with peculiar ear-shaped spots ; antennae almost always 

 simple j thorax stout and often crested ; spiral tongue 

 long ; body elongated and clothed with scales ; colour 

 generally sombre. \ 



5. GeometridcB. — 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. FyralidcE. — 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. Tortricidcs. — Fore wings broad and entire, forming a tri- 



angle 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. Yponomeutida. — Wings often long and narrow ; antennae 



