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a tree — generally that on which the apple grew 

 — ascends it, and conceals itself within a crevice of 

 the bark. There it spins a silken cocoon of a 

 whitish colour, and in the following summer 

 issues in the shape of the beautiful Moth which 

 has just been described. The illustration repre- 

 sents the moth, the larva, and the apple. 



On Plate XL fig. 16, is drawn another Moth 

 of this family, known by the scientific name of 

 Stigmonota regiana. 



This very conspicuous little Moth has the 

 upper -wings black, with the exception of a large 

 yellow patch in the middle of the lower edge, 

 and several yellowish-white dots placed obliquely 

 in the centre. The lower pair of wings are 

 blackish brown, and the feathery fringe is yellow. 



As an example of another family, the Cochy- 

 lidae, we will take the Moth which is shown on 

 Plate XI. fig. 14, and is known by the name 

 of Eupcecelia hyhridellana. 



The last of the Tortrices which will be men- 

 tioned in this work is that which is shown in 

 Plate XL fig. 15. Its name is Xanthosetia 

 hamana. 



This pretty ISIoth is rather variable, though 



