Small moths with thread-like antennæ, comb-like in the males of a few species, with tolerably large eyes, and very large labial palps often stretched out in front like a beak (Fig. 103). Fore wings of an elongated triangular shape. Wing booklets. Legs tolerably long. Caterpillars slightly hairy, with four or five pairs of pro-legs. The =Rye Snout Moth= (_Pyralis secalis_). _Moth_: ⅗ of an inch long, span of wings 1⅕ inches. Wings elongated, whitish grey, with an A-shaped patch on the fore wings. _Caterpillar_: Rather more than ⅖ of an inch long; green, streaked with brown, 16-legged, with a brown head, and tapering at both ends. _Habits_: The caterpillar lives during June in the rye haulms, hollowing them out. As a result of this, the ears remain hidden between the leaves and leaf-sheaths, and it often happens that only the tips of the awns appear externally. No grain is formed; the ears first become white and dry, and then fall off. The =Hop Snout Moth= (_Hypena rostralis_). [Illustration: FIG. 103.—The Hop Snout Moth (_Hypena rostralis_). ] _Moth_ (Fig. 103): Length rather less than ⅖ of an inch; span of wings 1⅕ inches, or more. Fore wings usually brownish, somewhat scalloped on the fringed outer margins; a zigzag black line near the base; in the middle, near the front edge, a patch bordered with white, and behind this a dark longitudinal streak. Hind wings dull grey, with a silky sheen. _Caterpillar_: At most one inch long, 14-legged, very slender, green, with a dark middle line and two white side lines. Very active; wriggles about on the ground like an eel. _Habits_: The moth is on the wing at the beginning of August, the second generation in August; the latter hybernates in outhouses, barns, summer-houses, etc. The eggs are laid on wild and cultivated hops, also on stinging nettles. The caterpillars are found on the hop plants, especially in June; they sometimes entirely devour the leaves, with the exception of the nerves. In July they become pupæ, either between the leaves or on the soil, and are invested in a grey cocoon. The moths appear at the beginning of August, and give rise to a second generation of caterpillars, from which, after the pupa stage, the moths which live through the winter are developed. The =Cabbage Snout Moth= (_Botys forficalis_).