LEPIDOPTERA. 269 
Tn a book of this kind we can only mention some types among 
these last insects, which claim our attention in what we might 
almost call a tyrannical manner. We will, therefore, content our- 
selves by saying a few words about the Green Tortrix, the Pyralis 

Fig. 271.—Peedisca autumnana. Fig. 272.—Tortrix roborana. 
of the Vine, the Bee-hive Moth, some species of the Clothes Moth 
family (Teneina), and finally of the Gicophore. 
The Green Tortrix (Yortrix viridana) has wings of a green 
colour, with the margin and fringe whitish on the anterior, and 




























































































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Fig. 273.—Philobacera fagana. Fig. 274.—Tortrix sorbiana. 
of an ashy grey on the posterior wings. The under-side of the 
four wings is of a bright white, as if it had been silvered. This 
pretty moth comes out in the month of May. It is so common 
everywhere, that at this season it is only necessary to shake the 
branches of the oaks which border the alleys of the woods to set 
in motion hundreds of them. ‘The caterpillar is green, with black 
