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In the extensive group of Tortricina we meet with 

 a few species which delight to fly in the blazing sun- 

 shine, such as Anchylopera comptana, Hemerosia Rhee- 

 diella, Semasia lanthinana, S. nanana, Eucelis aurana, 

 Stigmonota internana, Asthenia strobilella, Grapholita 

 ulicetana, and Cnephasia nubilana. The last-named 

 species swarms by hundreds on hawthorn hedges, and 

 G. ulicetana is equally plentiful amongst furze bushes ; 

 but the great bulk of this family fly towards dusk. If 

 we look along a hedge on a summer's evening we shall 

 be perfectly amazed at the prodigality of insect life 

 shown by the countless myriads of Tortricina dancing 

 in endless mazes along the hedge. Some, however, are 

 more sluggish in their habits, and are rarely to be seen 

 on the wing. We may perhaps see them sitting on 

 flowers or on the stems of plants. 



In the extensive tribe of the Tineina, we have many 

 instances of day-flying species. Those of the genus 

 Ochsenheimeria fly between noon and 2 P.M., low, 

 amongst grass. Incurvaria masculella flies in the sun- 

 shine along hedges ; and all the species of Adela and 

 Nemotois fly in the brightest sunshine over flowers. 

 The species of Hicropteryx are also sun-loving insects ; 

 and Swammerdamia pyrclla flies quite freely in the 

 afternoon. The gay-looking Harpella Geoffrella and 

 Dasycera sulphurella delight to fly in the early morning- 

 hours. Pancalia Lewenhoekella flies briskly among 

 flowers in grassy places in the sunshine ; and the species 

 of Acrolepia are often to be seen flying of their own 

 accord in the afternoon. The species of the genus 

 Glyphipteryx are all freely on the wing in the bright 

 sunshine, and it is pleasant to see the neat little 

 G. equitella flying over the flowers of Stonecrop 



