MAY. 



And now let us sit down on this grassy bank and 

 see what the rank vegetation will afford us on a careful 

 search. Mining in the leaves of the rough cocksfoot 

 grass (Dactylis glomerata], we shall find the larvae of 

 Elachista atricomella, luticomella and cygnipennella ; 

 in the leaves of the turfy hair-grass (Aira c&spitosa) 

 the larvae of Elachista albifrontella and zonariella 

 occur ; while in the leaves of the upright perennial 

 brome-grass (Bromus erectus) we shall find the larva 

 of Elachista subnigrella, and in the leaves of Eleo- 

 charisy mining downwards from the top, the larva of 

 Elachista Rhynchosporella occurs. 



On the water dropwort ( (Enanthe crocata\ in that 

 running stream, the splendid larva of Depressaria 

 nervosa may be found ; while outside the bark of the 

 broom, in a bright white cocoon concealed beneath a 

 bud, we shall find the pupa of Cemiostoma sparti- 

 foliella, and in rolled up alder leaves the larva of 

 Gracilaria elongella occurs. 



And now let us again look attentively upon the 

 trunks of those trees grey with lichen : perhaps we 

 may find Taleporia pseudobombycella ; while on 

 palings Tinea Lapella and Theristis caudella may be 

 found. 



Among sallow blossoms on sunny afternoons we 

 may perhaps find the beautiful Adela cuprella ; and 

 on sandy heaths, flying at midday, Gelechia velocella 

 occurs ; while by sweeping the twigs of the birches we 

 may obtain the pretty Micropteryx Sparmannella. 



At "Headley Lane" we may obtain the larva of 

 Gelechia ligulella between united leaves of the birds- 

 foot trefoil {Lotus corniculatus) ; while on the leaves 



