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und owing to their feathery wings are commonly known as 

 "plume" moths. Most of the species fly at sunset, and the 

 " white plume " (Plerophorus pentadactylus) must be familiar to 

 all who take a walk in the country lanes in the cool of the sum- 

 mer evening. One species, Orneodes polydactyla, has the wings 

 cleft into twenty-four " plumes," but this is only a " plume " in 

 the popular sense. 



Pterophorous monodactylus, L. {pterodactylus, Stn.). 



Common to British Isles, also temperate portions of N. Hemi- 

 sphere. On Calystegia sepium. Convolvulus arvensis. This 

 species hibernates, and was taken at sugar in the late autumn 

 and at ivy blossom. 



Gillmeria pallidactyla, Haw. (bertrami> Rsl.). 



This species has been taken, but is not common in the Gardens. 

 The larva feeds in the shoots of Achillea Millefolium. 



Crambidae. 



A large family found principally in the temperate regions. In 



all the species the palpi are more or less elongated and this is 



characteristic of the family. The larvae usually feed in silken 



galleries on grasses or mosses and the imagines may sometimes 



be disturbed at every step when passing through fields of tall 

 grass. e 



Crambus, F. A very large genus found all over the world, 



except in Australia. Seven species have so far been found in the 

 garden . 



Crambus pinellus, L. (pinetellus, L.). « The Pearl Veneer." 



Two specimens of this extremely beautiful moth were taken. 

 It occurs generally throughout the British Isles, N. and C. Europe 



ana Asia Minor. Larva feeds among stems of grasses, Aira, 

 Eriophorum, &c. 



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A very common moth found all over the British Isles, Europe, 

 Asia, and N. America. Among stem-bases of grasses. 



Crambus tristellus, F. " The Common Veneer." 



A very common " veneer," occurring throughout British Isles, 

 Europe Asia Minor, and N. Asia. In silken galleries among stems 



flexuosa 



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Jlffu 11 taken by the lake - At one time it was taken 

 ?n ?W ?* he Hammersmith marshes, but has long since disappeared 

 hnm. t interesfapg to find it still occurring in the district. Its 

 dSrt h0 ™ yer ! ™ m ^e astern counties especially in the fen 

 district ; ,t is also found locally in the north of England ; C. and 



pZ'anZT: wT' Sweden ' an,] W ' A * ia to Turkestan. On 



stem? The Zi? l l Cer f> i\ the internal lowe '- P^°na " f the 

 stems. The larva often feeds below the water. 



