58 PLATE LVIII. 



though a copy of that book came over with the Linnsean collection, 

 into the hands of Dr. Smith ; nor can we trace any defcription of 

 this' moth in the writings of Fabriclus', he alfo has not quoted the 

 figure : We may hence conclude that although the infe£t is frequent 

 in the months of June and July, it is little knov/n, except with thof® 

 who poffefs collections 3 zrA even many of that defcription are perhaps 

 unacquainted with the circumflance of its having been named by 

 Clerk, and probably by no other author^ 



Taken at High gate. 



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F I G. II. 

 PHAL^NA MARGINELLA, 



L E P I D O p T E R A, 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



P H A L J^ N A. 



Tinea. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Fifft wings bright, pale brown, with a broad white margin. Second 

 wings white. 



Our prefent fpecies was unknown to Linnaus ; but according to 

 his definition of genera^ is one of the tinea -, it will be neceflary, 

 hov/ever, to diftinguifh it from the tinea marginella of Fabricius, 

 which is a native of Germany, and altogether different j that writer, 

 it is v/e]l known, divided many of the genera of Linnseus, and from 

 their materials conftituted an infinitely greater number; it was by 

 fuca divifions he ieparated the tin^ce^ into the genera, tinea and alu- 



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