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reddish grey, with yellow spots, and the hind wings are whitish ; 

 the larva feeds on oak, beech, etc., in a web on the under surface 

 of the leaves. The Coleophoridce include a number of small, long- 

 winged species, many of the larvae of which live in cases, some- 

 thing like those formed by the larvce of Psychidce. C. Vibicella^ 



Coleoghora VibiceUa.. 



which we have figured, is not a very common species ; it is 

 bright ochre-yellow, with silvery- white streaks on the fore wings. 

 The larvae of the Tinea are very various in their habits, some 

 feeding between united leaves, others forming galls, and a great 

 number feeding in the substance of the leaves, and forming 

 blotches or galleries by which their presence can be easily de- 

 tected. The smallest species belong to the family Nepticulida, 

 the smallest of all being Nepticula Microtheriella, the larva of 

 which feeds in nut-leaves. Many of these very small species are 

 very beautiful, being of rich dark colours, relieved by metallic 

 spots. 

 The Plume Moths, of the family Pterophoridce, are delicately 



Plume Moth (Pteropliorus Lithodactyhis). 



formed moths, with long bodies, long slender legs, and rather 

 narrow wings, the fore wings being split up (except in Agdistis 

 Bennettii] into two feathers, and the hind wings into three. They 

 are all of dull colours, brown, grey, or white. The commonest 

 species is the White Plume Moth (Pterophorus Pentadactylns\ 

 which is often to be seen in gardens, or in weedy places. It 

 expands rather more than an inch. Finally, the little brownish 



