PHYCID.E. 103 



Nephopteryx spissicellaj Fb: 



robtirella, Ziuck., D. L. 



(Plate 12. fig. (i.) 



Loc. Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Bishop's Wood, 

 Bramliam, Doncaster, York, Norwich, Merton, Hors- 

 ford, Plastiugs, Sufl'olk, Lyndhurst, Croydon. 



Occurs commonly in July and August. 



The larva is found in May in a tubular web on oak- 

 leaves, in which it afterwards pupates. 



(jround-colour of the larva hrown, paler on the 

 sides; on each of the five central segments are two 

 wliite spots ; head reddish brown ; shoulder-plate dark 

 brown. Dr. Hofmann. 



Nephopteryx rhenella, Zinck. 



/ius/i/is,St. 



(Plate 12. fig. 7.) 

 Loc. Worcester, Colchester, Darenth. 



This species occurs in June and July. 



The larva feeds on aspen [Populus tremula) in a 

 silken tube between rolled-up leaves, usually several 

 together ; it pupates in autumn in a slight cocoon. 



The ground-colour of the larva is dingy olive-black ; 

 the dorsal stripe black; subdorsal stripes greyish 

 yellow; subspiiacular line dirty white; tubercles 

 blackish brown ; the ocellated spots on the third and 

 twelfth segments arc of the ground-colour ringed with 

 black; anterior legs black; ventral and anal legs of 

 the ground- colour. E. M. M. xvii. 177. 



