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Synopsis
Excerpt from The Lepidoptera of the British Islands, Vol. 3: A Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera, and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, Their Preparatory States, Habits, and Localities
Antennae pectinated, with long solid teeth in the male either with shorter teeth, or merely notched, in the female; palpi and tongue minute and apparently functionless, or else absent; thorax stout and thickly covered with fur-like scales; abdomen of female very much stouter than that of the male wings in both sexes broad and rather ample, the hinder often very broad, and projecting in front.
Larvae usually hairy or downy, but the hairs short and not arranged in conspicuous tufts often handsomely coloured.
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