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ELACHISTA ELEOCHARIELLA. 

 Plate. CXX1V. Figure 13. 



Localities for this species are York, Scarborough, 

 Kilmun, Cambridge. 



The situations where it is found are among rushes. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May, and in 

 July. 



The caterpillar is dull grey, the second segment pale 

 yellowish with two brown spots ; the head brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April. 



It feeds on the cotton grass, (Eriophorum angustifolium,) 

 and the sedge, (Garex riparia.) 



ELACHISTA BIATOMELLA. 

 Plate CXXIV. Figure 14. 



Localities for this species are Scarborough, Lewes, Box 

 Hill, Sanderstead, Durdham Downs, near Bristol, 

 Cambridge, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



The perfect insect appears in May and June, July, and 

 again in August. 



The caterpillar is of a yellowish colour, the second 

 segment with two pale brown marks above ; the head 

 brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and July. 



It feeds on the glaucous heath sedge, (Car ex glauca.) 



