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spins a slight cocoon where it undergoes its transformation. 

 This moth is plentiful in the neighbourhood of Croydon. 



GLYPHIPTERYX THRASONELLA. 



Several of these are the prettiest little green moths flitting 

 in open meadows, and one species, haunting the rushes in 

 damp places, has, upon the dark-bronzy, green ground, five 

 bluish silvery streaks, and above the anal angle a black 

 blotch, enclosing three silvery violet spots. The wing is deeply 

 edged with bronzed cilia, and the under wings are gray. 



Another extremely pretty species is found in June and 

 July flying over the flowers of Stonecrop this is Glyphip- 

 teryx equiteila. 



Enough, perhaps, are now described, yet I would draw 

 attention also to the form of the heads, the feathered 

 antenna?, and the tufts of scales on the heads and palpi of 

 many of these moths. For instance 



THE HEAD OF OCHSENHEIMERIA, 



feathered in a marvellous bird-like manner, the antennae 

 thickened with scales, labial palpi very hairy, and the 

 head alone making an excellent object. The moth is gray, 

 and very abundant in some meadows towards the end of 

 July. They are rarely seen, however, except between the 

 hours of twelve and two, in the heat of the sun, and then 

 they are hopping about the grass stems, and depositing 

 eggs on the stems of Dactylus glomeratus. 



The heads of the following are remarkable, and worth 

 mounting : 



HEAD OF PLUTELLA, 



with tufted labial palpi. 



The moth is spotted gray, and is often very abundant 

 among cabbages and cruciferous plants. 



HEAD OF CORSICIUM. 



This should show the front of the head, and the curved 

 labial palpi, with long pendent scales. The moth is grayish- 

 brown, and hovers about oak trees in June, August, and 

 September. 



