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various tints ot a splendid metallic lustre, but their beauty is re- 

 vealed only by the use of a magnifying lens, and they are so small 

 that very great care and patience is required to set them properly. 



They may be recognised by their short and thick antennae, 

 rather large head, broad fore wings, and narrow pointed hind 

 wings. 



The larvae have no true legs, but have nine pairs of very 

 imperfectly developed claspers. They are leaf miners, and are 



FIG. 241. AURELLA ENLARGED. 



sometimes so abundant that several may be found in a single 

 leaf. 



The species we have selected has fore wings of a rich golden 

 brown, with deep violet tips, and a broad bar of pale golden yellow 

 beyond the middle. It may be found throughout the spring and 

 summer. The larva excavates long irregular burrows in the leaves 

 of the bramble. 



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