80 MAY. 



And now let us sit down on this grassy bank and 

 see what the rank vegetation will afford us on a careful 

 search. Mining in the leaves of the rough cocksfoot 

 grass (Dactylis glomerata), we shall find the larvae of 

 Elachista at-ricomella, luticometta and cygnipennella ; 

 in the leaves of the turfy hair-grass (Aira ccespitom) 

 the larvae of Elachista albifrontella and zonariella 

 occur ; while in the leaves of the upright perennial 

 brome-grass {Bromus erectus) we shall find the larva 

 of Elachista subnigrella^ and in the leaves of Eleo- 

 charisy mining downwards from the top, the larva of 

 Elachista Bhynchosporella occurs. 



On the water dropwort ( CEnanthe crocatd), in that 

 running stream, the splendid larva of Depressaria 

 nervosa may be found ; while outside the bark of the 

 broom, in a bright white cocoon concealed beneath a 

 bud, we shall find the pupa of Cemiostoma sparti- 

 foliella, and in rolled up alder leaves the larva of 

 Gracilaria elongella occurs. 



And now let us again look attentively upon the 

 trunks of those trees grey with lichen : perhaps we 

 may find Taleporia pseudobombycella ; while on 

 palings Tinea Lapella and Theristis caudella may be 

 found. 



Among sallow blossoms on sunny afternoons we 

 may perhaps find the beautiful Aclela cuprella ; and 

 on sandy heaths, flying at midday, Gelechia velocella 

 occurs ; while by sweeping the twigs of the birches we 

 may obtain the pretty Micropteryx SparmanneUa. 



At " Headley Lane" we may obtain the larva of 

 Gelechia ligulella between united leaves of the birds- 

 foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) ; while on the leaves 



