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Schoenobius forficellus, Thnb. « The Pale Hook-tip Veneer." 



Fairly common in the southern and midland counties of 

 England, local in S. of Ireland; also C. Europe, W. Asia 



r'h^T* , In 8tems of Garices > Phragmita communZ, 



Lrlycena aqiuitica. 



TORTRICINA. 



Toi gr °S£ of ' nse ,? ts containing at least 350 species in the British 

 isles. Ihe families and genera are closely allied and the 

 determination of these small moths is not always an easy matter. 

 Ihe characteristic of the group is the costal fold, a portion of the 

 costal margin being extended, dilated and folded back in the same 

 way that the lapels of a coat are folded. The larvae have 

 sixteen feet and can move quickly forwards or backwards with 

 equal facility. The group occurs principally in the temperate 

 portions of the globe. 



TORTRICIDAB. 



Tortrix podana, Scop, (pi/rastrana, Hub.). " The Great Hook-tip 



Tortrix. 



land, and right across the temperate zone of Europe and Asia 

 to Japan. On hawthorn, blackthorn, oak, rose, conifers and flowers 

 ot Azalea A very dark form generally found near large towns 



WAS fl.lflrfc talro™ G 



Straw 



Wilk.). "The 



Found in England and Scotland ; local in Ireland. It occurs as 



mar 



taken while flying over the Ha-ha. Also C. Europe and S. Russia! 

 ine moth is double-brooded and the larva feeds on the top of 

 kjnraea Ulmaria, Epilohium hirsutum, Potentilla palustris, sea- 

 lavender, sea-wormwood and most of the herbaceous plants 



growing 



aevigana, Gn.). " The Rose Tortrix." 



Extremely plentiful in all portions of the gardens, always 

 variable, the dark form predominating. Found throughout British 

 Isles, Europe, Asia Minor and N. America. On deeiduous trees 

 and bushes. 



Pandemis heparana, Setoff. " The Dark Oblique-bar Tortrix." 



Throughout England, S. Scotland, local in Ireland • also 

 temperate regions of Europe and Asia to Japan. On sallow, 

 dewberry, birch, oak, beech, and many other trees and shrubs. 



Pandemis dumetana, TV. " The Thicket Tortrix." 



This is an extremely local insect and hitherto has apparently 

 been confined to Cambridgeshire, Hants, Sussex, and Kent. This 

 would appear, therefore, to be the first record of its capture in 

 Surrey. One specimen was taken in Q.C. grounds. It is generally 

 found on the chalk and occurs throughout the temperate portions 



