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deflexed in repose ; abdomen produced into 

 a retractile ovipositor. Caterpillars naked, 

 with a few straggling hairs. 



12. Family. — Lappet-Moths (Bombycidae). An- 



tennae of males strongly pectinate ; proboscis 

 obsolete ; body thick and hairy ; wings large, 

 extended, or deflexed at the sides, the hind 

 pair extending beyond the costa of the in- 

 terior. Caterpillar with a series of tufted 

 warts. 



13. Family. — Tiger-Moths (Arctiidae). Antennae of 



males strongly pectinate or serrated ; pro- 

 boscis small or obsolete ; wings deflexed in 

 repose, the hinder not extending beyond the 

 costa of the anterior. Caterpillars naked, 

 tubercled, or hairy. 



14. Family. — Lackey-Moths (Lithosiidae). Antennae 



setaceous ; proboscis elongate, spiral ; thorax 

 not crested ; body slender ; wings elongated, 

 horizontal in repose. Caterpillars cylindri- 

 cal, somewhat hairy. 



15. Family. — Rustic-Moths (Noctuidae). Antennae 



simple, rarely pectinate in the males ; body 

 robust ; thorax stout, often crested ; wings 

 deflexed in repose, moderate, the anterior 

 usually with ear -shaped spots ; proboscis 

 greatly elongated and spiral. Caterpillars 

 naked. 



16. Family. — Geometric-Moths (Geometridae). An- 



tennae variable ; proboscis short, weak, mem- 

 branous ; body slender ; thorax never crest- 



