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with green, and having a yellow line on each side ; it feeds 

 on the nettle. The moth is common on hedge-banks and 

 weedy lanes throughout England. 



Lepidopteea. Yponomeutid^. 



GLYPHIPTERYX. 



Generic Distinctions. — Antenna as long as the wings ; proboscis 

 short ; palpi longer than the head, somewhat curved ; thorax 

 not crested ; wings nearly lanceolate, with very long fringe. 



Glyphipteryx Linn^ella. Linnceuis Gly^phijpteryx. 

 Sometimes measures nearly half an inch ; the anterior wings 

 are orange, wdth round silvery spots rising above the surface j 

 the base and apex of the wings black, with a metallic lustre ; 

 the fringe and the hinder wings are dusky. Sometimes this 

 little insect is found in great abundance, but it is not very 

 general. 



