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COMMON BRITISH MOTHS 



Fig. 



231. — ClRSIANA- 



Enlaeged. 



anal angle, is a pale grey patch containing three or four black 



dots. The tips of the wings are reddish brown. 



The moth flies in June and July ; 

 and the larva, which feeds on thistles, 

 may be found in the stems from October 

 to the following May. 



Caiyocaxysa ])omonella 



The same extensive family contains 



a few moths that are very destructive to 



our fruits, the larvae burrowing into and 



living entirely within their substance. 



One of these — PomoneUa — is 



popularly known as the Codlin, as 



its larva is so often found in the 



interior of small apples of the 



same name. 



The fore wings of this insect 

 are grey, with a number of dark 

 transverse lines. The spot in the 

 anal angle is edged with a coppery 

 tint, and inclosed by a curved 

 black line. 



This moth is common in all 

 parts, flying during June and July ; and the larva may be looked 

 for in apples and pears in August and September. 



Xantlwseiia zocgana 



Our last example of the Tortrices is Zoegana, which belongs to 

 the family Concliylidce. Its fore 

 wings are yellow, with a reddish 

 streak along the costa near the base, 

 and a small reddish spot opposite this 

 near the inner margin. The tip of 

 the wings is dark reddish brown, in 

 the middle of which is a large j'eUow 

 spot. 



This moth is widely distributed, 

 and in some parts common. It flies 



from May to August, and the larva feeds on the small scabious 



{Scabiosa colwmharia). 



Fig. 2.32. -Pomonella. 



Fig. 233.— Zoegana — 

 Enl.\eged. 



