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of Col. gryphipcnnella ; and on the leaves of sallows 

 and osiers the larvae of Col. Viminetella occur. 



On the hedge bank, in the leaves of the rough cocks- 

 foot grass (Dactyl i* glomeratd), mining from the points 

 downwards, we shall find the pale larvae of Elachista 

 cygnipennella ; while in the angles of the leaves of 

 Holcus mollis, and on other neighbouring plants, the 

 pupa? of Elachista rufocinerea will be found ; and, 

 mining in the leaves of Brachy podium sylvaticum 

 and Bromus asperwe shall find the larvae of Elachista 

 Megerlella in plenty. 



Mining in the leaves of the common sun cistus 

 (Selianthemum vnlgare) we shall find the larvae of 

 Laverna Staintoni; and, in the leaves of Bromus 

 erectus the larva of Elachista subnigrella occurs ; 

 while in the young shoots of the spindle (Euonymus 

 Europceus) we shall find the young larvae of Hypono- 

 meuta plumbellus feeding on the pith, thus causing 

 them to droop ; Theristis caudella also occurs among 

 Euonymus. 



In the leaves of the carline thistle ( Carlina vulgaris), 

 mining the upper side of the young leaves, the larva 

 of Bepressaria nanatella occurs (at Box Hill and 

 near Torquay, Devon) ; while between the united 

 leaves of hawthorn the larvae of Gel. vulgella may be 

 found, and in the leaves of Holcus mollis we shall pro- 

 bably find the larvae of Elachista alhifrontella ; while 

 in the leaves of a carex (near Beckenham) the larva of 

 the beautiful Elachista Qleichenella occurs, making 

 white blotches in the leaves, and moving readily from 

 one leaf to another. 



In the leaves of the evergreen oak (Quercus Bex) 



