THE COLEOPHORA, OR TENT-MAKEUS. 37 



Coleophora laricella (Fig. 4rt) is a very small pretty little 

 tent-iuaker, and feeds on the teuderest shoots of the larch in 

 early spring time. It is hatched in the antunin, and mining a 

 slender leaf cuts it off and hoists it as a tent for its shelter and 

 defence, remaining asleep in it all the winter, and with the first 

 warmth of April, and with the cuckoo's note, awakening to 

 feed on the under side of the fresh green leaves. The mine 

 is very transparent, and the proceedings of the caterpillar 

 easily observed. The moth is all of one colour, a light brown 

 with silky grey under-wings ; and is plentiful at Guildford, 

 Manchester, York, and in Scotland. 



The CoUophora juncicolella (Fig. 5) may be found on the 

 heights of Dover, making its tent on the tufts of heath, with 

 seven or nine little leaves, nor more nor less. Some are 

 withered and reddish-brown or yellow, and the lower ones are 

 green, so making a parti-coloured tent. The moth is small 

 and grey-winged. 



Coleophora Muripenni'lla (Fig. 6a) maybe found in the seed- 

 vessels of the luzula, in June, near London, Lewes, Worthing, 

 Yoi'k, Scarborough, and i\\ Scotland, and the delicately 

 striped brown moth is abundant from April to June. 



Coleophora Curricepennella (Fig. 7), a pretty striped moth, 

 is more abundant abroad than in England, yet it is found 

 near London and Wimbledon in May and June, producing a 

 larva which weaves a case entirely of silk, quite black, and 

 with four projections, dimhiishing towards the mouth, and 

 one row forming a right-angle with another row. It eats the 

 leaf so delicately that the parenchyma is removed, and the 

 perfect network of fine veins left unbroken. 



Coleophora Uneola (Fig. V)) will repay the trouble of hunting 

 for it on the underside of Ballota nigra (black horehound), or 

 Lamium purpurea (purple dead nettle), and if you see some 

 \\ hity-brown, glassy-looking blotches in September, on these 

 leaves, look under the leaf, and you will most likely find 

 quite a little company of them on a single leaf. 



The Coleophora di&cordella (Fig. 10) is found on grassy 

 banks where the Lotus corniculatm grows, busily employed in 

 adding piece after piece to his tent, which curves over like a 



