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UmbellifercB, CompositcB, LeguminoscB^ or some other natural 

 order of plants, it would be hard to say. 



Gelechia cinerella. — This insect, thoughnot rare, never 

 seems very common ; indeed the Alpine G. tripunctella, 

 which so closely resembles it, is a far commooer insect and 

 probably the Alpine larva will be discovered before that ot 

 the more universally distributed Cinerella. 



G. inornatella, divisella and palustrella. — These 

 three fen species probably all occur in the larva state at the 

 end of April or in May. 



G. gerronella and vilella. — The last-named species 

 is probably an internal feeder. 



G. HUMERAIJS, DISTINCTELLA and LITTORELLA. - No clue 



to any of these. 



G. SUFFUSELLA, LUCIDELLA and LUTULENTELLA. — No cluC 



to these. 



G. GEMMELLA. — Reported to have been bred from oak 

 buds. 



Cleodora cytisella. — The imago frequents localities 

 where Pteris aquilina grows. 



Chelaria HiiBNERELLA. — Having little faith in the 

 rumour that the larva of this species feeds on birch, I feel 

 we are still completely ignorant as to its habits. 



SoPHRONiA PARENTHESELLA. — It scoms uot a little strano;e 

 that we should know nothing of the early stages of this com- 

 mon species. I have sometimes fancied the imago was at- 

 tached to Ulex or broom; it occurs far up the Alps, as I met 

 with it at the entrance of the Val da Fex, above Maria. 



(EcoPHORA TRiPUNCTA.— This imago differs in many re- 

 spects from its allies, and I scarcely expect that its larva 

 will be a wood feeder. 



CEgoconia quadripuncta. — Probably a refuse feeder. 



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