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wings than the majority of the Tortricida (X. Hamana and 

 Zcegana}, are common on the heads of thistles and other com- 

 posite flowers ; the fore wings are yellow, with rust-coloured 

 markings, and the hind wings are light brown. 



Xanthosetia Hamana. 



The Tinea are a very large group of small moths, including 

 nearly a third of the British Lepidoptera. They may generally 

 be known by their rather long and narrow wings, with very long 

 fringes. They are divided into many families, of which we can 

 only mention a few. The Tineida include the bulk of the Clothes- 

 Moths, which give so much trouble to our housekeepers, and the 

 Adelidtz may be known by their green or brown wings, and their 



Nemophora Swammerdametta. 



very long antennae. The Hyponomeiitidce include the Small 

 Ermine Moths, which have white or grey fore wings, with several 

 rows of black dots. Their larvse are gregarious, spinning a com- 

 mon web, and frequently stripping our hedges and apple-trees of 



Phibalocera Quercana. 



their leaves. Phibalocera Quercana is a very pretty species 

 belonging to the great family Gelechiifa. Th? ^>re wings are 



