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of which Lagoa crispata may be taken as an example. Its larva 

 (fig. 31) has a very short and thick body, which is fleshy and com- 



31. The flannel moth (Lagoa crispata) : (a) Poisonous larva. 



31. (6) Adult. Enlarged. Photographs by M. V. S. 



pletely covered and hidden by long silken hairs of a tawny or brown 

 color, giving a convex form to the upper side. Interspersed among 



