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the trunk or bark, we shall find Cosmia affinis, and 

 in hedge-rows Euperia trapetzina occurs. 



But what are those little larvae mining the leaves of 

 those thistles ( Cirsium palustre) at our feet ? They 

 are the larvae of Gelechia acuminatella. Those blotches 

 or lithocolleti-form mines on the underside of those nut 

 leaves, and those turned-down corners on the same 

 leaves, are the work of the same larvae at different 

 ages this is the larva of Ornix Avellanella, which, 

 when young, mines the underside of the leaves, but 

 when older turns down the corners ; on birch leaves 

 we shall perceive similar turned-down corners, the 

 work of Ornix Betulce, while on the leaves of the 

 sloe and apple we shall see the similarly constructed 

 residences of Ornix torquillella and Ornix guttea. 



In the leaves of the woody nightshade (Solanum 

 dulcamara) we shall find the larvae of Gelechia cos- 

 tella ; while in the stems of Chenopodium and Atri- 

 plex the larva of Gelechia obsoletella occurs. 



But what is that beautiful insect with scarlet mark- 

 ing, flitting about in that sand pit, apparently intent 

 upon finding a snug place to hide itself in, as we have 

 driven it from its late place of rest ? That ! why 

 never ? Yes ! it certainly is Hypercallia Christier- 

 nana ! Well, who would have thought it ? This is 

 a lucky spot 1 Let us search again. Agreed ! Beat 

 this old furze. Crack, crack ! another slice of luck ! 

 Upon my word it is nothing less than CEcophora 

 Lambdella. Well, after this, whatever else we may 

 take to-day will certainly not eclipse these. 



Among thistles we may find Depressaria Cardu- 

 ella; while D. Hypericella occurs among the St. 



