84^ CRAMBID,^. 



Marsh, Puddington, Denhall, Milford Haven, Hastings, 

 Sheerness, Tilgate Forest, Southend, Gravesend, Deal. 



Frequents dry fields and salt marshes in July and 

 August. 



Distinguished by its dull colour, narrow fore wings, 

 and few markings. 



The larva feeds on Poa maritimn and other grasses, in 

 a silken gallery under stones, surrounded by its food. 



The colour of the larva is light earthy grey ; dorsal 

 line darker ; head greyish brown, marked with darker, 

 also the plate on the second segment, both glossy ; spots 

 light brown and glossy ; spiracles black ; a few dark 

 dots are scattered over the shining anal plate; legs 

 tipped with brown hooks. E. M. M. xv. 38. 



Crambus geniculeus, Haw. 



inquiiiatcdliis, St. 



(Plate 9. fig. 11.) 



Loc. Scotland ?, Plymouth, Devon, Bristol, Wallasey, 

 Christleton, Colwyn, Redcar, Norwich, Brandon, Caw- 

 ston, Horning, Hastings, Suflblk, Folkestone, Pembroke, 

 Dublin (coast). 



Occurs in July and August. 



Distinguished by its small size and the acutely angled 

 transverse lines. 



The larva lives on grasses in a silken tube on the 

 surface of the ground. It pupates in a cocoon. 



Tlic ground-colour of tlie body is reddish grey, darker 

 on the thoracic segments, paler towards the belly ; head 

 shining black, with paler markings ; dorsal plate shining 



