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THE JOINTED ANIMALS 



farinalis], found in abundance in summer wherever corn, meal, or grains are stored 

 in quantities. It rests on the rafters and walls in the daytime, flying at nightfall. 

 The larva feeds on corn, meal, grain, bran, etc., and passes its life in concealment 

 in a silken tube, of which the outer side is incrusted with particles of the food stuffs 



on which the larva feeds. The larval state 

 lasts for nearly two years. A figure of 

 this species is given on p. 3083. 



The wax moth (Galleria mellonella} 

 may be taken to illustrate another family 

 the Tortricidcz. This remarkable moth 

 is double brooded, appearing on the wing 

 in the springtime, and again in July and 

 onwards. The larva feeds in the hives of 

 honeybees, and, according to some, in the 

 nests of wild bees as well. The wax, 

 however not the honey forms its food 

 stuff, and through the combs it eats long 

 tunnels which it lines with silk as it goes. 

 It does not seem particularly choice in the matter of diet, and has been successfully 

 reared on heather, woolen stuffs, dry leaves, paper, etc. In the case of the wax 

 eaters, the second brood nourishes itself upon the excrement of the first brood, 



OAK TORTRIX IN VARIOUS STAGES OF 

 DEVELOPMENT. 

 (Natural size.) 



i. OAK GALL TORTRIX ; 2. Pupa appearing from the resin gall ; 3. Glypta resinants, ichneumon ; 4. THE LARCH 

 TORTRIX ; 4<z. Pupa ; 5. L,arva in a larch bud ; 6. Pupa appearing from gall, (i and 40 much enlarged.) 



which seems to differ in no way from the original wax itself. The moth appears 

 on the wing in May. An illustration of this insect, together with the larva, pupae, 

 and the waxen honeycomb on which it feeds, may be seen on p. 3084. Another 



