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(idem). May not the larva of (Ecophora grandis 

 feed on the same pabulum ? it may be inferred it does, 

 from the habitat of the perfect insect "in one fence 

 composed of a mixture of dead and living hazel and 

 birch" (idem) ; while (at page 123, En torn. Annual, 

 1856), it is stated that Herr Krosmann " also rears 

 Tinea arcella from rotten wood/' 



On old palings and licheny trunks of trees the larva 

 of SolenoMa inconspicueila may be found; while in 

 rolled-up grass leaves, sheltered by the hedge-row, the 

 young larva of Gelechia rufescens occurs. 



In grains of barley, oats, wheat, &c., the larva of 

 Gelechia cerealella works destruction, and on the heads 

 of rushes the larva of Coleophora ccespititiella may be 

 found. 



In the stems of thistles the larvae ofMyelois cribrum 

 and Ephippiphora Scutulana and Cirsiana may be 

 found; the larva of E. Cirsiana also feeds in the 

 stems of the knapweed (Centaurea nigra), while on 

 chalky or sandy soil, in the roots of the Artemisia, the 

 larvae of Ephippiphora Fceneana and Dicrorampha 

 Artemisiana occur ; while in the heads of the " teasel" 

 (Dipsacus sylvestris) the larvae of Penthina gentia- 

 nana and Eupoecilia Roseana may be found. 



In the stems of the wild parsnip we shall find the 

 larvae of Cochylis dilucidana, while among seeds, &c., 

 the larvae of Endrosis fenestrella may be found. 



This is the best time of the year to collect the pupae 

 of the Lithocolletides, as many of those species that 

 feed only on the leaves of the upper branches of the 

 trees may now be easily collected in the fallen leaves : 

 of this class are L. Amyotella and hortella. All the 



