Fam. 1. Dipteroid Lepidoptera, Moths.
Antennæ filiform, wings mostly thrown like a mantle round the body; proboscis short.
Small and nocturnal in their habits, proceeding from tolerably apodal Caterpillars, which reside mostly concealed in plants, or make themselves cases of hairs and leaves.
Alliance 1. Typical Moths, Tineidæ.
a. Typical Tineidæ: Alucitidæ.
b. Pyraloid: Tineæ.
c. Tortrix-like: Crambidæ.
Alliance 2. Bombycoid Moths, Pyralidæ.
a. Tinea-like: Aglossæ.
b. Typical: Hydrocampæ.
c. Tortrix-like: Deltoides or Herminiæ.
Alliance 3. Homalopteroid Moths, Tortricidæ.
a. Tinea-like: Fruit-Tortrices.
b. Pyraloid: Heterogeneæ.
c. Typical: Leaf-rolling Tortrices.
Fam. 2. Hymenopteroid Lepidoptera, Silk-Spinners.