1.         Proleg with crochets in a mesoseries, or if incomplete circle, crochets hook-like. . . . . . . . . . .             . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Noctuidae*, Bellura

            Proleg with crochets in a circle or incomplete circle, an ellipse or sometimes appearing as             transverse lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Crambidae

*OEPA does not carry Noctuidae beyond family level.

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Key to Lepidoptera Larval Families

Modified from Solis (2008)