156 Objects for the Microscope. 



GRACILLARIA SWEDERELLA, 



common on the oaks in May, June, and August. The 

 upper wings bright-reddish, with a violet gloss, pale-yellow 

 streaks, and triangle, and under wings of shining gray. 

 This pretty little creature sits upon its tail when at rest, 

 with a smooth head and its long antennae folded back ; not 

 difficult to catch. 



GRACILLARIA SYRINGELLA. 



Abundant in gardens where lilac trees s ufferfrom the 

 rolling up of the leaves, and the little chocolate-variegated 

 moth comes forth to give another brood to the already 

 disfigured trees. 



COLEOPHORA GRYPHIPENNELLA. 



There are about forty-one species of these moths whose 

 larvae make tents in the most ingenious manner, eating away 

 the parenchymae of a leaf until enough is hollowed out for 

 a convenient habitation, and then joining with silken threads 

 the upper and lower cuticle, they cut it quite out and walk 

 off with it. These are found commonly on rose trees in 

 May, and the little moth in June. Other species on 

 Stellaria, Sallows, Hawthorn, Ground Ivy, the Pear, the 

 Plum, and the Cherry in May, when the pupa cases may 

 be collected and the moths taken. 



ORNIX GUTTEA. 



A pretty spotted moth whose larva folds down the edge 

 of apple leaves and feeds there. 



LITHOCOLLETIS SCABIOSELLA. 



In the herbage near scabious plants this pretty species 

 will be found and easily taken. 



It is reddish-saffron coloured, the upper wings with three 

 pure bright white stripes, edged on the inner side with 

 black scales, and there is a double spot at the apex of the 

 wing, white also, but with a stream of black scales, spreading 

 Ian-like towards the edge. The larva of this Lithocolletis 

 crumples up the root leaves of the scabious by mining the 

 under surface of the leaf, and in the shelter of its excavation 



