158 THE TRIPLE SPOT BLACK MOTH. 



the colours are tolerably constant. In the speci- 

 men before me the upper wings are cowslip yel- 

 low, marked with ruddy brown bands not reach- 

 ing quite across the wing, and some spots of the 

 same hue, very much smaller than those of the 

 figure. The lower wings are pale brown, and the 

 fringe is pearly white. 



TiNEiE. 



Though individually of small dimensions, tlie 

 group of the Tine^ is collectively a very large 

 one, and embraces within its limits some of the 

 most destructive British insects, among which 

 may be mentioned the Honey-comb Moth, whioh 

 destroys hives in spite of the bees' venomous 

 stings; the Clothes Moth, which makes havoc 

 among wool, fur, and feathers ; and the Grain 

 Moth (the " rust " of the Scriptural Moth and 

 Eust). 



Incurvaria capite]la 



Our first example of the Tineas belongs to the 

 typical family, the Tineidse. This is the Triple 

 Spot Black Moth {Incurvaria cavitella), a figure 

 of which is here given. 



