Entomology for beginners; for the use of young folks, fruitgrowers, farmers, and gardeners; . gaenidae.—The beautiful moths of this group are recog-nized by the pectinated antenna3, their usually rather narrow wings,rounded at the apex, the Arctian-like venation, and by their hairycaterpillars, which transform in cocoons of silk or mostly hair. Itis divided into the Zygcenince, represented by Zygoma in Europe, andin this country by the species of Procris, Harrisiua, etc., as well asLycomorpha phoius Drury; and the Glaucopinw, exemplified byCtenucha virgmica Charp. Family Agaristidae.—Formerly
Entomology for beginners; for the use of young folks, fruitgrowers, farmers, and gardeners; . gaenidae.—The beautiful moths of this group are recog-nized by the pectinated antenna3, their usually rather narrow wings,rounded at the apex, the Arctian-like venation, and by their hairycaterpillars, which transform in cocoons of silk or mostly hair. Itis divided into the Zygcenince, represented by Zygoma in Europe, andin this country by the species of Procris, Harrisiua, etc., as well asLycomorpha phoius Drury; and the Glaucopinw, exemplified byCtenucha virgmica Charp. Family Agaristidae.—Formerly associated with the precedingfamily, the species of this groupdiffer in having simple antennae,a sub-costal cell, and the cater-pillars are naked, more or lesshumped on the eighth abdominalsegment, and do not spin a silkcocoon. The types are Eudryasgrata Fabr., E. unio Hiibn.,and Alypia 8-maculata (Fabr.). Family Castniadae.— Thespecies are tropical, mostly verylarge moths with simple an-tennae thickened towards theend, and the head narrow be-tween the eyes (the scales are in — a-. FIG. 199.— Alypia of grape, n, larva; b,side of a segment,enlarged.—After Riley. Castnia larger than in any otherLepidoptera); the larvae arenaked, boring in the stems oforchids, etc. As in the two foregoing families the moths are day-flies. Castnia licus (Fabr.), South America; Synemon sopJiia(White), Australia. A species of the Australian genus Hetatesia, themales of which have a vitreous spot on the fore wings, makes awhizzing noise like the humming of a top. Family Hepialidae.—These are brown moths with silver markings,whose antennae are short, and either simple or sub-serrate; thetongue is wanting, the clypeus short, and the larvae are mustelinus Pack, occurs in the Northeastern States. Family Cossidae.—Large moths with the antennae well pectinated; 158 ENTOMOLOGY. a sub-costal cell, and a strong vein dividing the discal cell longi-tudinally into two cells; larvae
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