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The following well-known European species occurs in the 

 western part of this country : 



ORNEODES HEXAPACTYLA. 



Alucita hexadactyla Linn., Syst. Nat., Ed. X., Vol. II., 



p. 542 (1758). 

 Alucita montana Ckll., MS., Ent. Mon. Mag., Vol. XXV , 



p. 213 (1889). 



Expanse of wings, 13-16 mm. Head and thorax dark gray. 



Fore wings ochreous gray, with two dark-gray bands edged 

 with whitish crossing them ; the first on the middle of the wing 

 and wider on the costa, where it is interrupted in the middle by a 

 white edged gray spot ; the second is subterminal, and wider on 

 the middle of the wing. A dark spot on the costa between the 

 bands, and two others before the first band. A dark-brown or 

 black dot on the apex of each of the feathers of both wings ; 

 feathers of the hind wings whitish and dotted with dark gray. 



Habitat. Europe, Missouri, California, Oregon, Canada, Mani- 

 toba. Food, Lonicera. 



The eggs are laid in the early spring, on the flower-buds of the 

 honey -suckle, and the larvae, when hatched, feed inside of the buds 

 and flowers. 



