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PTEROPHORIDÆ. Featherwings, Plume-moths.
1. Pterophorus pentadactylus; ⅞ in.; white.
2. Pterophorus„ pwriscelidactyliis; ⅝ in.; orange, gray and brown,
3. Pterophorus„ monodactylus; ¾ in. buff and brown.
4. Oxyptilus inquinatus; ½ in. ; grayish white.
5. Oxyptilus tenuidactylus; ½ in. black.
6. Platyptilns bischoffii; ⅞ in.; buff and light brown.
7. Alucita polydactyla; ½ in.; each wing of six feathers. Feeds on honeysuckle flowers.
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