Orders

Adult Lepidoptera Features

Body Type

4. A Prothoracic legs much reduced....5
Prothoracic legs normal size….6

7. Labial palpi long and projecting far forward.....(snout butterflies) LIBYTHEIDAE
Labial palpi normal size.....8 13. With either large black spots or mottled without distinct bands, abdomen often shiny…(carpenterworm moths) COSSIDAE
Not as above……14 15. Abdomen colored other than brown, often with bands or spots; front wings often white or brightly striped.......(tiger moths) ARCTIIDAE
Abdomen light yellow-brown to dark brown…16 17. Large beaklike palpi extending forward of head....(pyralid moths) PYRALIDAE
Palpi not large, although may be seen from dorsal view....(geomnetrid moths) GEOMETRIDAE 21. Found within case made by larva......... (bagworm moths) PSYCHIDAE
Not located within case…..22