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The larva is of a dull reddish-brown, with the head 

 black ; it feeds in the then expanding shoots of bramble 

 in April and May. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July, and 

 may often be obtained by beating hedges ; it comes 

 rather freely to light. 



FAMILY II. PLICATE. 

 DICRORAMPHA SEQUANA. 



(Plate XIV., Fig. 4.) 



This neat little species is widely distributed, and not 

 uncommon in many localities ; it does not appear to 

 have been noticed in Scotland or Ireland. 



The expansion of the wings is rather less that \ inch. 

 The fore-wings are greyish-brown, paler towards the 

 base ; on the middle of the inner margin there is a con- 

 spicuous whitish blotch, placed nearly perpendicularly, 

 rather broad, and emitting a short tooth from its pos- 

 terior edge ; along the costa are a number of small 

 oblique pale yellowish streaks ; along the lower half of 

 the hind margin are three black dots. (In the closely 

 allied D. Petiverella the dorsal blotch is narrower, 

 yellower, and more obliquely placed.) 



The perfect insect appears in June, and frequents 

 rather dry, grassy places. 



FAMILY III. ANCHYLOPEBID^:, 

 ANCHTLOPERA LUNDANA. 



(Plate XIV., Fig. 5.) 



This sharply-marked species seems generally common 

 throughout the country; it is no rarity in Scotland, 

 and is generally common in Ireland. 



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