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alidce are also included in this group ; they have long and 

 narrow wings, short palpi, and long-pointed abdomen, reaching 

 far beyond the wings. Their larvas are shiny, and often have 

 a few scattered hairs over the body. Some pupate in cocoons, 

 others like butterfly larvfe. One species, the Garden Pebble- 

 Moth (Pionea forficalis), is sometimes injurious to garden pro- 

 duce, otherwise they are of little economic importance. The 

 Cramhidce form another family popularly called " grass moths " ; 

 they have long wings and long palpi, the front wings narrow, 

 the hind ones ample and broad. In the true Orambidm the 

 wings fold up in a tubular form when at rest. One family, 

 the GaJeriiiJd} or Bee-Moths, are injurious to bee-keepers, for 

 their larvae live in the comb and weaken the stock. Improve- 

 ments in apiculture have, however, done away with the loss 

 from this pest. 



The Tortricidae and Carpocapsidse are most important. 

 These insects have a narrow body, not extending beyond the 

 hind - wings. Fore - wings short and broad, truncate at the 

 extremity, hind-wings also broad. The larvse live very often 

 in rolled-up leaves ; others live in seeds and fruit, and in the 

 flower-heads of plants. Most of the larvse are pale in colour, 

 delicate in texture, and slightly hairy, with a large brown head. 



The Oodlinij Moth (Garpocapsa jMmonella). 



The members of the genus Carpocaijsa live inside seeds and 

 fruits in the larval stage. The Codling Moth is one of the 

 OarpocapsidcB, is half an inch across the wings ; the fore-wings 

 are grey, with dark wavy lines, and a metallic patch at each 

 corner ; the hind-wings are slaty grey. I'hey appear in the 

 orchards soon after the blossom has fallen from the apple- 

 trees, when the female deposits her eggs on the side of the 

 young fruit. The minute Codling maggot enters the apple 

 at the calyx, and then commences to burrow into the fruit, 







