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feeds in the rose-leaves in autumn, making darge blotches ; it is 
pale greenish, and it makes a dark blackish-green cocoon. 
27. gratiosella, Sta. Cat. p. 29 (1849); Dup.? Allis anticis di- 
lute aureo-brunneis, postice violaceis, fascia fere recta pone medium 
cerulescente-argentea ; capillis atris. Exp. al. 2 lin. 
Head and face d/ack. Palpi whitish. Antenne dark fuscous; basal 
joint white. Anterior wings pale golden-brown, with a nearly straight 
bluish-silvery fascia beyond the middle, the apex of the wing violet ; 
cilia fuscous. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 
Not uncommon in May, flying round the hawthorn-twigs, in 
the sunshine, also plentiful on palings at Beckenham. The larva 
is one of the yellowish larve which mine the leaves of hawthorn 
in autumn. 
28. marginicolella, Sta. Zool. 1853, p. 3958.—Cendjfoliella, 
Sta. Cat.—aurella, var. y. Haw.—lemniscella, Zell.? Alis anticis Zele 
aureo-brunneis, pone medium purpureo-tinctis, apice saturate purpureo, 
fascia obligua pone medium argenteo-alba; capillis ¢ atris, 3 JSerru- 
gineis. Exp. al. 23-8 lin. 
Head of the ¢ black, of the 3 reddish-yellow. Palpi whitish. An- 
tennee fuscous; basal joint whitish. Anterior wings rich golden-brown, 
with a purple tinge beyond the middle; beyond the middle is a rather 
oblique silvery-white fascia; the apex of the wing is deep purple; cilia 
pale fuscous, Posterior wings grey, with grey cilia. 
Appears in May and August, but hitherto only met with in the 
perfect state on a fence near Beckenham in May. ‘The yed/owish 
larva mines in autumn and July the leaves of the elm, making a 
long, not intertwined gallery, frequently at the edge of the leaf, 
going in and out of each serrature. 
29. aurella, Fab. S. EH. 666. 65 (1775); Haw.; Step. ; Zell. ; 
Sta. Alis anticis dele aureo-brunneis, pone medium purpureo-tinctis, 
apice saturate violaceo, fascia recta pone medium dilute aurea ; capillis 
Serrugineis. Exp. al. 3-32 lin, 
Head and face reddish-yellow. Palpi whitish. Antenne fuscous; 
basal joint whitish. Anterior wings rich golden-brown, beyond the 
middle with a purple tinge; beyond the middle is a nearly straight, 
pale golden fascia ; the apical portion of the wing is deep violet; cilia 
fuscous. Posterior wings grey, with grey cilia. 
This is the largest and best-known species of the genus; it 
oceurs nearly throughout the year, being however most plentiful 
in May and August. The larva mines the leaves of the bramble, 
making long tortuous galleries; I believe it may be found in 
every month of the year; it makes a singular flattened cocoon, 
with scalloped edges. 
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