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size and very long tongue. The butterflies diSer from the 



moths in having knobbed an- 

 tenna, while their chrysalides 

 are often ornamented with 

 golden or silver}^ spots. 



Order IG. Ilyriieno])tera. — 

 The bees stand at the head of 

 the insect series in jierfection 

 of parts, especially those of the 

 mouth. 



Fig. i65.-EgK, caterpillar, and moth ^he Hymmwptera are repre- 

 ot Aw.mis xuiiua, the cottoD sentcd bv the saw-flics, the gall- 



Army-worni. -^ ^ o 



files, the ichneumon-fiies and 

 the ants, the sand-wasps, mud-wasps, paper-making wasps, 

 and bees. 



The lowest family is the Uroceridm, or horn-tails (Fig. 



Fig. 108.— Gall-fly of oak. 



Fig, ICC— Horn- 

 tail: larva of 

 Tri'iuex co- 

 luiuba. Nat. 

 size, 



Fig, 107— Pear Sliip, 

 natural size, {gnaw- 

 ing leaves, tt, lar- 

 va enlarged ; 6, the 



fly. 



Fig. 100.— An Ichneumon-fly. 



