THE MICRO-LEPIDOFTEBA 



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Its fore wings are oclireons grey, with a narrow brown costal 

 margin, and a triangular brown patch on the costa. Beyond this 

 patch the wing is cleft. The hind wings con- 

 sist of thi'ee distinct brownish plumes, the 

 third of which has a small tuft of black 

 scales projecting fi'om the middle of the 

 inner margin. 



The caterpillar feeds on the flower stalks 

 of the coltsfoot durmg March and April. 



21y.^GoNO- 



Lciojiithis ostcodactijlns dactyla. 



This is another species of the same familj*. 

 It is not imcommon, but is more local than 

 the last. 



Its fore wings are pale yellow, with a 

 small brown dot at the commencement of 

 the dividing tissiu'e, and a brown blotch on 

 the costal margin nearer the tip. The hind 

 Avings are divided into tliree distinct plumes 

 like those of Gonodactyla. 



This is a later species, appearing on the 

 wing in July. 



AcljitUia jjcntadactyla 



The fore wings of this species are white, 

 frequently with a few gi'eyish scales, and are 

 deeply divided into two feathery plumes. 

 The hind wings are pure white, and consist 

 of three plumes. 



This pretty- insect is common and widely distributed, and flies 

 during June and July. 



The caterpillar feeds on the convolvulus in May. 



Fig. 21G.-0STEO- 



DACTYLUS. 





Fig. 217.— Penta- 



DACTYLA. 



Alucita liejcadactijla 



Our last example of the Fteropliori is the Twehe-plume Moth, 

 the only British representative of the family Alucitidce. 



This little msect is of a yellowish colour, with two dark bands 

 across the fore wings ; and both fore and hind wings are divided 

 into six distinct feathers. It is a common moth, and frequents 



