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EPHESTIA Guen. 

 E. cautella Walk. Levis (Fy); Montreal VI (W); food: stored foodstuffs. 

 E. elutella Hubn. Levis (Fy) ; Montreal IX-X (W) ; food: cocoa beans. 

 E. kuehniella Zell. Montreal VI (W); food: flour. 



PLODIA Guen. 

 P. interpunctella Hubn. Montreal — indoors throughout year. Food: stored foodstuffs. 



PEORIA Rag. 

 P. approximella Walk. East Bolton VII (W); St. Hilaire VII (C); Montreal VII (W). 



Family PTEROPHORIDAE 



The moths comprised in this family are commonly known as " plume-moths " because 

 the wings are split into 2 to 5 feathers or plumes. They are of various shades of brown or 

 whitish, and are all small, frail-looking creatures with very long bodies and legs. The cater- 

 pillars are hairy resembling the young stages of the " woolly bears." 



OXYPTILUS Zell. 



O. delawaricus Zell. East Bolton VII (W); Montreal VII (W). 



O. periscelidactylus Fitch. Levis (Fy); Montreal VI (W); food plant: grape. 



O. tenuidactylus Fitch. East Bolton VII (W); St. Hilaire VII (W); Montreal VI-VII (W); 

 St. Margaret VII (W); food plants: raspberry, blackberry. 



PLATYPTILIA Hubn. 



P. carduidactyla Riley. Levis (Fy); St. Hilaire VIII (W); Montreal VIII (W); food plant: 

 thistle. 



P. edwardsli Fish. Montreal V (W); St. Hilaire V (W). 



P. marglnldactyla Fitch. Levis (Fy); St. Hilaire VII (W); St. Johns VII (C); Montreal VII 

 (W); Rigaud VII (W); food plant: yarrow. 



P. tesseradactyla Linn. St. Hilaire VII (W); Montreal VII-VIII (W); Rosemere VIII (W); 



food plant: gnaphalium. 



