The thoracic region has three pairs of walking legs. Moths are called hexapoda because they have six legs on their body. Each leg has five segments. Coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus. Coxa stout and triangular. Trochanter is small and triangular. The femur is long, cylindrical and strong. The femur is large and fleshy. The tarsus is divided into three smaller segments. These segments are called tarsomere. At the junction of the two tarsomeres there is a velvety cushion called the plantula. The last segment of the tarsus is called the pretarsus. The tip of the pretarsus has a pair of curved claws. Between the claws is a soft, hairy cushion called the palvulus. Their leg femurs are long and fleshy which is useful for jumping. This type of foot is called saltatory foot.