164 THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



LITHOCOLLETIS SCABIOSELLA. 



In the herbage near scabious plants this pretty species 

 will be found and easily taken. 



It is reddish-saffron coloured, the upper wings with three 

 pure bright white stripes, edged on the inner side with 

 black scales, and there is a double spot at the apex of the 

 wing, white also, but with a stream of black scales, spreading 

 fan-like towards the edge. The larva of tin's Lithocolletis 

 crumples up the root leaves of the scabious by mining the 

 under surface of the leaf, and in the shelter of its excavation 

 spins a slight cocoon where it undergoes its transformation. 



This moth is plentiful in the neighbourhood of Croydon, 



GLYPHIPTERYX THRASONELLA. 



Several of these are the prettiest little green moths flitting 

 in open meadows, and one species, haunting the rushes in 

 damp places, has upon the dark-bronzy, green ground, five 

 bluish silvery streaks, and above the anal angle a black 

 blotch, enclosing three silvery violet spots. The wing is 

 deeply edged with bronzed cilia, and the under wings are 

 gray. 



Another extremely pretty species is found in June and 

 July flying over the flowers of Stonecrop this is Glypliip- 

 teryx equitella. 



Enough, perhaps, are now described, yet I would draw 

 attention also to the form of the heads, the feathered 

 antennae, and the tufts of scales on the heads and palpi of 

 many of these moths. 



Tor instance ,.< 



THE HEAD OP OCHSENHEIMEKIA, 



feathered in a marvellous bird-like manner, the antennae 

 thickened with scales, labial palpi very hairy, and the 

 head alone making an excellent object. The moth is gray, 

 and very abundant in some meadows towards the end of 

 July. They are rarely seen, however, exeept between the 

 hours of twelve and two, in the heat of the sun, and then 



