DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES OF CONSPICUOUS SPECIES 277 



FAMILY XI. COLEOPHORID^. 

 COLEOPHORA OCHREA. 



(Plate XVI., Fig. 2.) 



This species seems almost confined to chalky localities 

 in the south of England, but has been noticed in 

 Cheshire on the limestone. 



The expansion of the wings is about f inch. The 

 fore-wings are ochreous, with two silvery streaks, one 

 along the fold, and the other, which is narrower, along 

 the inner margin ; the antennae have a long ochreous 

 tuft at the basal joint, and are much thickened with 

 ochreous hairs nearly to the middle. 



The larva feeds in May on the leaves of the common 

 Sun Cistus (Heliantheimim vulgare), mining large 

 blotches ; out of a piece of mined leaf it constructs a 

 large, unwieldy, portable case, out of all proportion to 

 its own size. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August, but is 

 rather a difficult species to meet with ; it may be 

 occasionally started as we walk amongst its food-plant, 

 or we may obtain it by using the sweeping-net. 



FAMILY XII. ELACHISTID^. 

 CHRYSOCLISTA LINNEELLA. 



(Plate XVI., Fig. 3.) 



This very handsome species is extremely abundant in 

 the immediate neighbourhood of London, and has 

 occurred at Bristol, and other parts in the south of 

 England ; in Ireland it has occurred at Holywood. 



The [expansion of the wings is very nearly ^ inch. 



