144 THE GIGANTIC VENEER MOTH. 



Immediately beneath, tlie Streaked Yeneer is 

 tlie Common Veneer (Cramhus tristellus) ; see fig. 

 11. The projecting palpi are exceedingly con- 

 spicuous in this insect, and this species may be 

 considered as the typical insect of the entire 

 group. The upper wings of this Moth are yellow- 

 ish brown, and the lower wings are pale brown, 

 without the yellow gloss of the upper pair. 



At fig. 10 of Plate X. is a Moth in which the 

 palpi are still more elongated than those of 

 the preceding species. This is the Gigantic 

 Veneer {Schcenohius gigaoitellus), so called on 

 account of its size, which is much greater than 

 is the case with the generality of these Moths. 



The figure represents the female insect, which 

 has the fore-wings pale glossy brown, and the 

 hind-wings pure white. The male insect has 

 both pairs of wings yellow brown, and the upper 

 pair spotted. In some places this Moth is rare, 

 but it may generally be taken on low-lying and 

 marshy grounds, as the caterpillar feeds upon the 

 reed. The Moth appears at the beginning of 

 summer. 



TORTRICES. 



The great group of the Tortrices comes next 

 in order. These insects are called Tortrices oi 



