*« PYRALIDID^E. 



Pionea forficaJis, L. 



(Plate 5. fig. 8.) 



Loc. Scotland, Kirklee, Aidrossaiij Dimoon, Rugby, 

 Marlborough, Plymouth, near London, Bristol, Devon, 

 Chester, Yorkshire, Norfolk, Colchester, Hastings, 

 Suffolk, Pembroke, Ireland. 



Common everywhere in May, June, and again in 

 August. 



The larva feeds on cabbage, horse-radish, and other 

 garden plants ; often very destructive. It is yellowish 

 green, M'ith darker longitudinal lines and spots, between 

 which are fine white lines ; segmental divisions white ; 

 head light brown. It is double-brooded. Treit. &c. 



Orobena extimalis, Scoj). 



erucatis, lib. 

 maryaritalis, Scbifi'., Fb. 



(Plate 5. fig. 9.) 



Loc. Redlands, Beaehamwell, Cambridge, Wicken, 

 Folkestone. 



In June and July, frequenting the flowers of the 

 food-plant. 



The larva feeds on Sinapis a/ha (white mustard) and 

 Sinapis arvensis (charlock) in July, under a sort of 

 web, three or four living together and coming out at 

 night to feed on the seed-pods. 



Larva : head black, marked with white ; a white 

 ring round the neck ; the medio-dorsal surface of the 

 second segment is also white ; dorsal stripe yellow, 

 succeeded alternately by dingy purple and yellow 



