TINEIDS. 263 
Fig. 236.—Tischeria malifoliella Clem. After Comstock. 
leaves of the crab-apple, of the blackberry and the rasp- 
berry, but is not found in sufficient numbers to do any mate- 
rialinjury. It is illustrated in Fig. 236. 
THE RESPLENDENT SHIELD-BEARER, 
(Aspidisca splendoriferella Clem. ). 
This interesting insect is sometimes found in Minnesota, 
but thus far only in very limited numbers. Its life-history is 
well known. The minute but very beautiful moth is found 
late in May; it has a golden head; the antenne are brown, 
tinged with gold; the fore-wings from the base to the middle 
are of a leaden-gray with a metallic lustre, and from the 
middle to the tip golden; a broad silvery streakextends from 
the front edge to about the middle, margined with a dark 
color on both sides; there are also other streaks and spots 
of silvery or dark brown. The hind-wings are of a rich deep 
gray, margined with a long yellowish brown fringe. These 
