1 4.4 ORDER III. Phalena. 



lines towards the fides of the 

 body. 



Thefe have {hort palpi. 



6. Pyralis : the inner margin of the wings 



in this fedlion are laid one over 

 the other ; the wings themfelves 

 decline a little towards the fides 

 of the body, and in fhape re- 

 ferable a delta^ or triangle \ thefe 

 have confiderable palpi of diffe- 

 rent forms, which has induced 

 Scopoli to divide them into two 

 fedions ; the one containing thofe 

 whofe palpi are curve, or bent 

 upwards; the other, thofe in 

 which thefe parts are extended. 



7. Timce : the wings of the Tinix are wrap- 



ped or folded up round the body 

 fo as to give the infeft a cylin- 

 drical form ; the forehead is 

 ftretched out, or advanced for- 

 wards. 



Many 



