206 ANERASTIA LOTELLA. 



Brandon in Suffolk, where Mr. Barrett found A. lotella 

 quite at home; but then he tells us that these said 

 sandy fields were, according to geologists, <c a range 

 of coast sands at a recent point of the post-glacial 

 period." 



Supposing these sandy localities in Germany to be 

 of similar origin, A. lotella still holds its place as a 

 littoral insect, though with a change of taste as to 

 food-plant. (William Buckler, 11th November, 1874; 

 E.M.M., January, 1875, XI, 186—188.) 



Ephkstia elutella. 

 Plate CLVI, fig. 5. 



A few eggs were received from Mr. Barrett on the 

 20th of October, 1874. 



The egg is a roundish oval in shape, of a pale 

 cream-colour, and its surface minutely pitted, but not 

 glistening. 



One larva hatched on the 1st of November; it was 

 of a whitish cream-colour with pale brown head and 

 plate on the second segment. (William Buckler, 1st 

 November, 1874; Note Book II, 166.) 



After two unsuccessful attempts to rear the larva 

 of this species to the perfect insect, for verification of 

 my figures, I have at length been successful, thanks 

 to the unwearied kindness of Mr. Evan John in 

 supplying me again and again with larvae. 



Those from which the moths were bred arrived on 

 the 23rd of December, 1872 ; and were feeding on 

 dog-biscuit, eating out little cavities or cells, and 

 masking their operations with a web covered with 

 frass of the same colour as the biscuit itself. 



Two larvae of the same date were found on an old 

 thick cloth coat, and the piece of blackish cloth on 

 which they were was cut out and sent with them; 

 however, on the 28th I noticed, on turning out these 

 two larvae from the webs they had partly covered 



