The night moths of New England, how to determine them readily . SPANNERS OR LOOPERS : — Feelers of both kinds ; wings large, body slender;fore and hind wings mostly alike in color and character. Their cater-pillars have only fore and hind legs and therefore span, measure orform a loop in walking . Phaliente, Geomefruta, Page 4. DELTOIDS OR SNOUT MOTHS : — Feelers hair-like ; mouth feelers long, form-ing a long snout ; legs long. They close their wings in shape of atriangle or roll them around their bodies like a cloak Pyralidie, Page 58. 5. LEAF-ROLLERS: — Feelers hair-like; wings round s
The night moths of New England, how to determine them readily . SPANNERS OR LOOPERS : — Feelers of both kinds ; wings large, body slender;fore and hind wings mostly alike in color and character. Their cater-pillars have only fore and hind legs and therefore span, measure orform a loop in walking . Phaliente, Geomefruta, Page 4. DELTOIDS OR SNOUT MOTHS : — Feelers hair-like ; mouth feelers long, form-ing a long snout ; legs long. They close their wings in shape of atriangle or roll them around their bodies like a cloak Pyralidie, Page 58. 5. LEAF-ROLLERS: — Feelers hair-like; wings round shouldered and oblong;legs short. The caterpillars, when transforming roll the edge of aleaf around their pupas ..... Tortriciihr, Page 60. 6. TRUE MOTHS : — Small moths with a long, silky fringe around the edge ofeach wing, the wing itself narrow . . Ti/ieiiite, Page 62.
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