. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPID OP TERA. 21 5 wing near its base a small lobe (Fig. 243,/), which extends under the costal margin of the hind wing; while the greater part of the inner margin of the fore wing overlaps the hind wing. This arrangement assures the acting together of the two wings. This projecting lobe is named X\\(t juguin or yoke ; and the moths possessing this organ are termed the Jugatae or the Jugate Lepidoptera. This suborder includes only two families; one represented by minute moths, the other by moths of medium or large size. Family Hepialid^ (He-pi-al'
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. LEPID OP TERA. 21 5 wing near its base a small lobe (Fig. 243,/), which extends under the costal margin of the hind wing; while the greater part of the inner margin of the fore wing overlaps the hind wing. This arrangement assures the acting together of the two wings. This projecting lobe is named X\\(t juguin or yoke ; and the moths possessing this organ are termed the Jugatae or the Jugate Lepidoptera. This suborder includes only two families; one represented by minute moths, the other by moths of medium or large size. Family Hepialid^ (He-pi-al'i-dae). The Swifts. The members of this family are of medium or large size. Figure 244 represents one of the larger species. Our best. Fig. 244.—Hepiahis argenleoviaculatus. known forms are brown or ashy gray in color, with the wings marked with silvery white spots. It is said that these moths fly near the earth, and only in the evening after sunset, hiding under some low plant, or clinging to the stalk of an herb during the day. Some of them fly with extreme rapidity, with an irregular mazy flight, and have, therefore, been named Swifts by collectors. They are attracted to lights. Figure 238 represents the venation of the wings of Hepialus (He-pi^a-lus).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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