LEPIDOPTERA . 
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Superfamily TORTRICINA (Tor-tri-ci'na). 
The Tortricids {Tor'tri-ads'). 
The Tortricids are generally small moths ; but as a rule 
they are larger than the Tineids. They have broad front 
wings, which usually end squarely. The costa 
of the front wing curves forward strongly 
near the base of the wing. When at rest the 
broad front wings fold above the body like a 
roof. The moths are variegated in color, but 
are usually brown, gray, or golden rather than 
of brighter hues. As a rule the hind wings 
are of the color of the body and without 
markings. In the venation of the wings they 
differ from the Pyralids in having subcosta 
and radius of the hind wings widely separate 
beyond the end of the discal cell; and from 
the Tineids in having the second anal vein 
of the hind wings forked towards the base 
(Fig. 286). 
The larvae 
vary greatly in 
habits; but a 
large proportion 
of them are leaf- 
rollers (Fig. 287). 
It was this habit 
that suggested 
the name Tor - 
trix (Tor'trix) 
for the typical 
genus, from 
which the names of one family and of the 
superfamily are derived. A large proportion of the rolled 
leaves found upon shrubs and trees are homes of Tortricid 
larvae. But it should be remembered that the leaf-rolling 
habit is net confined to this family. 
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XI ix 
Fig. 286.—Wings of Caccecia 
cerasivora tta. 
Fig. 287. — Leaf 
rolled by a 
larva, probably 
a Tortricid. 
