198 LEPIDOPTERA. 



Chimabacche Fagella, Fabr., which belongs to the family Ckima- 

 bacchidce, is a brownish-yellow moth, often seen in woods in spring* 

 which is remarkable for the fore wings of the female being rudi- 

 mentary, and the hind wings absent. 



The Gelechiidce form one of the most extensive and varied 

 families of the Tineina ; and the great genus GelecUa, Zell., alone 

 included upwards of a hundred British species, until it was sub- 

 divided by Von Heinemann. Many of the largest and hand- 

 somest Tinece, both British and foreign, belong to the Gelechiidce. 



Depressaria, Haw., is a large genus of dull-coloured moths with 

 rather broader wings than most of the Tinece, which the older 

 writers regarded as Tortrices. They are generally grey or brown, 

 with one or two black dots, but with no varied or conspicuous mark- 

 ings. Most of the species expand nearly an inch; and, having a some- 

 what flattened appearance, are called " Flat Bodies " by collectors. 



Carcina Quercana, Fabr., is a very pretty moth, with rather 

 long antennae, found in woods in summer. It is pale reddish, with 

 two yellow spots on the costa of each fore wing. 



Horpella Geoffrella, Linn., another very conspicuous species, like- 

 wise found in woods, is yellow, shading into brownish towards the 

 tip ; it is also marked with bluish lines, and two yellow spots. 



Cryptophasa, Lew., is an Australian genus of very large species, 

 measuring an inch and a half or two inches across the wings. 

 The fore wings are generally white, sometimes with a large dark 

 spot in the middle, and the hind wings are brown. The compara- 

 tively long fringes will prevent their being mistaken for Noctuce, 

 which they otherwise considerably resemble. 



Endrosis Fenestrella, Linn., the most familiar representative 

 of the family (Ecophoridce, is a small grey moth about three-quarters 

 of an inch in expanse, with a conspicuously white head and thorax. 

 It is constantly met with in houses, but is not injurious. Some 

 authors include it in the family Elachistidce. 



Gracilaria Syringella, Linn., is a peculiarly delicate pale-grey 

 moth, about half an inch across the wings, which is abundant in 

 gardens, where its larvsB feed in blotches of the leaves of lilac and 

 privet. It represents the family Gracilariidce. 



The Coleophoridce are small moths, about half an inch in expanse, 

 with rather long narrow and pointed fore wings. Many of their 

 larvae live in cases, like the Psychidce and Phryganidce. They are 

 of very various colours, but a large proportion are white, grey, or 

 yellow, or of some other pale colour. C. ViUcella, Hiibn., which 



