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12. Thrips.   Thrips.

Antennae the length of the thorax Smut obscure. Body narrow. Abdomen bent up.rds. Wings four, straight and narrow.

3d. Order, Lepidoptera, containing the follow
ing Genera:

1. Papilio.   Butterfly.

Antenna clavated, commonly terminating in a knob.. Wings, when at rest, erect. Fly by day.


. Sphinx.   Sphinx.

Antennas thickest in the middle. Wings, when at rest, bent down. Flight strong, and commonly in the evening or morning.


3. Phalcena.   Moth.

Antennae gradually Jessening from base to tip. Wings, when sitting, in general bent downwards. Fly by night.

4th. Order, Neuroptera, containing the foIiow
ing Genera:


1. Libellula.   Dragon-fly.

Antennn very short. Mouth furnished with several jaws. Wings four, extended. Tail of the male forked,

. Ephemera.


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