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DESCRIPTION OF PLATE CX. 



Insects. — Fig. 1. Cocbleophasia tessellea (the pale tesselateJ brown). 

 Fig. 2. The Female. 



Fig. 3. Cocbleophasia pubicomis (the pale downy-horned). 

 Fis. 4. Oporinia tortriceUa (the pale chequered). 

 F^g. 5. Oporinia nubilea (the clouded brown). 

 Fig. 6. Oxypate gelatella (the autumnal dagger). 

 Fig, 7. Dasystoma sahcella (the rosy-day). 

 Fig. 8, Cheimophila Phryganella (the drab-day). 

 Fig. 9. Diumea Fagella (the Slarch dagger). 

 F^g. 10. A large variety. 

 Fig. 11. Female. 



Fig. 12. Diurnea Novembris (the November dagger). 

 Fig. 13. Semioscopia Avellanella (the hazel). 

 Fig. 14. Semioscopis Steinkelnerana (the Steinkelnerian). 

 Fig. 15. Anesychia Echiella (the bordered Ermine). 

 Fig. 16. Anesychia pusiella (the beautiful Ermine). 



Insects Fig. 17. Anesychia dodecea (the scarce Ermine). 



„ Fig. 18. Anesychia fuuerella (the Funereal). 



„ Fig. 19. Anesychia cristella. 



„ Fig. 20. Ypouomeuta, Evonymella (the full-spotted 



Ermine). 

 „ Fig. 21. Yponomeuta irrorclla (the Surrey Ermine). 

 „ Fig. 22. Yponomeuta coguatella (the allied Ermine). 



„ Fig. 23. Yponomeuta rosolla (the few-spotted Ermine). 



,j Fig. 24. Yponomeuta padella (the common Ermine). 



„ Fig. 25. Yponomeuta plumbeUa (the Kent Ermine). 



The larvae of Gelatella, PlumbeUa, Padella, Echiella, and Fagella, 

 are figured in PI. CXI. 



The moths, with the exception of 3, 15, 16, and 18, are from the 

 cabinet of Mr. Bentley. 



COCHLEOPHASIA, Curtis. 

 The palpi are short and deflexed, composed of three nearly equal joints ; the head very woolly ; the antennae 

 of moderate length ; the wings in the male rather large and obtuse, destitute of metallic gloss, with the disc 

 more or less tesselated. The female is short and thick, and entirely destitute of wings, with the two last joints 

 but one of the body very woolly ; the caterpillars reside in long cylindric eases, which they bear about with them, 

 and within which they change to pupa. 



Species 1. — Cocbleophasia tessellea — ( Ha worth ; Curtis, pi. 487; Wood, fig. 1266, and our Plate 

 ex.. Figs. 1, 2.) — The male expands from 7 to 8i lines ; and has the fore wings brown, shining, and more or 

 less mottled with ochre ; head bright ochre. The female is pitchy, with a tuft of grapsh wool near the 

 extremity of the body. Taken about the beginning of June, in various localities. 



Species 2. — Cochleophasia pubicornis — (Haworth ; Wood, fig. 1167, and our Plate CX., Fig. 3) — 

 Expands about 8 lines ; fore wings very pale ochre-brown, immaculate ; hind wings pale brown ; head yellow ; 

 antennae pubescent, of the length of the body. Near London, New Forest, &c. 



OPORINIA, HiJBNER ; Stephens. 

 The palpi are very short and slightly deflexed ; the antenna rather stout at the base ; the wings glossy, 

 slightly recumbent when at rest ; the fore wings long, smooth, dusky-coloured, with darker markings, the 

 centre ones formed of elevated scales, and the females furnished with fully developed wings. 



Species 1. — Oporinia Tortricella — (Hiibner, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1268, and our Plate CX., Fig. 4) — 

 Expands 9 or 10 lines ; fore wings obscure, leaden ashy, with a short brown fascia near the base, and a second 

 beyond the middle placed a little obliquely inwards : apical portion fuscous, with darker clouds. Taken in oak 

 woods, early in the Spring. 



Species 2.— Oporlnia nubilea— (Haworth, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1269, and our Plate CX., Fig. 5)— Expands 

 10 lines ; fore wings hoary, more or less clouded with ferruginous-brown, and with a short, narrow, rusty fascia 

 towards the base, and a second broader, a little beyond the middle, varying in depth of colour ; apical portion 

 ashy, clouded with rusty brown. Taken early in the Spring, in woods. 



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