Genus PHALJENA, oe MOTH. 



The antennae of moths for the most part gradually 

 taper from the base to the tips ; the tongue is spiral, 

 and the mouth without jaws ; the wings, when at 

 rest, are generally deflected ; the flight mostly is 

 nocturnal. 



These fly abroad only in the evening, and during 

 the night, and feed on the nectar of flowers ; the 

 larva is active and quick in motion, more or less 

 cylindrical in its shape. These prey voraciously on 

 tiie leaves of various plants ; the pupa is quiescent, 

 more or less cylindrical, pointed at the tip, or at 

 both ends, and is generally enclosed in a follicle. 

 An example of the larva of the Pink Under- wing 

 Moth is given in plate 72, under figure ; and the 

 pupa of the same Moth, is represented in the upper 

 figure. 



Linnseus divides the genus into the following 

 sections : — 



Section I. BoMBYX. — The antennte are filifonn. 



