The larvae are not hairy, but they all have little fleshy projections on their backs. Their bodies also taper to a point behind, and the last pair of claspers are wanting, so that they have only fourteen walking appendages. When at rest they usually fix themselves by their claspers only, their pointed 'tails' being directed slightly upward, and all the front segments being also elevated. When about to change, they descend to the ground, and spin their cocoons among dead leaves. Two only of this family can receive an individual notice. _The Oak Hook Tip_ (_Drepana binaria_) This can hardly be described as a very common moth, but it is fairly plentiful in the woods of the southern counties of England. Its wings are yellowish brown, marked with two lighter transverse lines. There are two black spots between the lines of the fore wings. The antennae of the male are pectinated; those of the female simple. The latter sex is further distinguished by the paler colour of the hind wings. [Illustration: FIG. 129.--THE OAK HOOK TIP.] The larva is brown, with a broad stripe, edged with yellow, down the back. There are two projections on the back of the fourth segment. It feeds on oak (_Quercus Robur_) and birch (_Betula alba_). This moth is double-brooded, and may be seen on the wing in June and August. The larva may be beaten from the above-mentioned trees in June and July, and again in September. _The Chinese Character_ (_Cilix glaucata_) The fore wings of this species are white, with a broad dark blotch from the inner margin to near the costa. The central portion of this blotch is marked with silvery spots which are said to resemble Chinese characters. The hind margin is shaded with a dark grey border, inside which is a row of dark spots. The hind wings are clouded with grey. [Illustration: FIG. 130.--THE CHINESE CHARACTER.] This moth is widely distributed, and seems to be common throughout England. It is double brooded, the first brood appearing in May and June, and the second in August. The caterpillar, which is brown, with two prominent tubercles on each of the third and fourth segments, feeds on the whitethorn (_Crataegus oxyacantha_), and the blackthorn (_Prunus spinosa_). Family--DICRANURIDAE The five British species that represent this family are such interesting insects that we should like to have given a detailed description of all of them, but our limited space will allow of no more than an outline of the general characteristics of the group and a selection of two for individual mention. They are thick-bodied moths, and the prevailing colours are white and shades of grey. The antennae are pectinated in the males, and, with the exception of the Lobster Moth (_Fagi_), in the females also.