INSECTS 



TRYPANIDAE 



Trypanus cossus, the goat-moth, is never common or even frequent in any part of the county, 

 but captures of one or more caterpillars have been recorded from time to time from Botus-Fleming, 

 Mount Edgcumbe, Antony, Liskeard, Looe, Bodmin, Tregothnan, Falmouth, St. Clement, and 

 Boscastle. 



TINEINA 

 AEGERIADAE 



Algeria apiformis is rare ; it has been taken by Cocks near Falmouth, by Marquand in the 

 Land's End district, and by Lory at Bishop's Wood, Truro. A. crabroniformh has been obtained 

 by Baily and by Marquand in West Cornwall, the former describing it as not infrequent. 

 Trochilium tipullforme is common in many gardens among the currant bushes all over the county. 

 T. asiliforme is very scarce, and has been recorded only from Mount Edgcumbe and from Bodmin. 

 T. ichneumoniforme is widespread, but apparently local ; it occurs on grassy slopes near the coast at 

 Whitsand Bay, Bedruthan steps, Swanpool, and Penzance. The very local thrift clear-wing, 

 T. musciforme (philanthiforme) was simultaneously discovered on the English mainland by King at 

 Bolt Head, Devon, and by Reading at Whitsand Bay. It is now widely spread round the Cornish 

 coast, and may be reasonably looked for wherever thrift is abundant. On the north coast it is not 

 uncommon from Bude to Padstow, and Goss writes that it was plentiful in 1902, especially on the 

 coast about Dizzard Head between Millook and Crackington Haven. 



GELECHIADAE 



Paltodora cytlsella has been recorded by Marshall from East Cornwall and by Jenkinson from 

 Scilly. Aristotelia stipella has also been taken by Jenkinson at Scilly, but has not been identified on 

 the mainland. A. brizella was captured on thrift at Whitsand Bay east in 1902, and in the following 

 year larvae were found in the heads of thrift on Annett, Isles of Scilly, that agreed with Meyrick's 

 description of this species, but they died before pupation. A. tenebrclla has been taken by 

 Jenkinson at Scilly. A. arundlnetella was recorded by Marshall from East Cornwall ; and so, too, 

 was Stenolechia gemella. Epithectis mouffetella occurs very sparingly about St. Germans on honey- 

 suckle. Anacampsis tacniolella was not infrequently taken about Falmouth in the first week of 

 July, 1901. A solitary specimen of Xenolechia humeralh was taken by Marryat near Looe in 1890. 

 Gelechia domestica is occasionally not uncommon in the southern districts among mosses on hedge- 

 banks and old walls ; it was plentiful at Newquay in 1903. G. umbrosella is recorded by Jenkinson 

 from Scilly. G. affinis is probably widely spread, but has only been noted on moss and lichen- 

 covered patches of hedgebank about Truro and Falmouth. G. mundella is reported by Jenkinson 

 as abundant at Scilly. G. desertella was also taken on the islands by the same collector, but 

 Stainton did not consider the specimens quite normal. G. terrtlla is very local on short grass in the 

 east of the county, but usually plentiful within the area of occurrence. G. acuminatclla was taken, 

 probably by Marshall, on thistles near Cargreen. G. artemisitlla was obtained by Atmore at 

 Penzance among wild thyme. G. plantaginella was fairly common about Maenporth in 1900. 

 G. instabilella was first observed in Great Britain by Boyd, who found the larvae at the Lizard ; 

 at present it is not uncommon in the west, and has been found at Scilly. G. ocellatella is recorded 

 in Stainton's Manual for the Lizard, and has been taken at Scilly by Jenkinson. G. maculta has 

 been bred from larvae found on the capsules of stitchwort in Restormel valley near Lostwithiel. 

 G. tricolorella was not uncommon near Trerice, Newquay, in July, 1902. Three specimens of 

 G. macullferella were captured somewhere between Doublebois and Wadebridge on 1 6 July, 1903. 

 G. marmorea has so far been recorded only from Scilly, where in some seasons it is common. The 

 larvae of G. leutomelanella were found mining in shoots of Silent maritlma at the Lizard by Boyd. 

 G. luculella was taken by Marshall in East Cornwall. G. scriptella has been hatched from larvae 

 found by Miss Snell in folded leaves of the maple near St. Agnes. G. vulgella is occasionally 

 beaten out of blackthorn hedges about St. Burian. One specimen only of G. nigra has been taken, 

 namely, by Baily, at Paul. G. sororculella occurs sparingly about St. Germans and Botus-Fleming. 

 G. rhombella has been taken, at least occasionally, about North Hill. G. solutella is recorded for 

 the Lizard in Stainton's Manual ; three specimens were taken near Caerhayes in 1901, and are 

 now in the Royal Institution Museum at Truro. G. diffinis is reported only from Liskeard and 

 Scilly, but has doubtless been overlooked. G. velocella was taken by Thomas near Perranporth. 

 G. mul'mella is described by Atmore as common on furze about Penzance, and Tachyptllia populella 

 by Cocks as not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Falmouth. Tpsolophus schmidiellus is repre- 

 sented by a solitary example taken in a garden near Bodmin. Che/aria huebnerella is evidently 



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