The Bud Moth. 65 
observations made during the last few years it seems that the cater- 
pillars chiefly feed at night. 
Life-history. 
The Bud Moth (Fig. 5, d) is one of the Tortricidce. It varies in 
length from lialf-an-inch to two-thirds across the expanded wings. 
The front wings are dark grey with a broad greyish-white band across 
the middle with gnjy spots and streaks ; near the anal angle of the 
wing is a triangular blackish spot and towards the tip a leaden-grey 
eye-like spot with several black dots. The hind wings are grey. The 
Fig. 5. — the bud moth ( H . ocellana). 
a, The lava ; b, the pupa ; c, leaf eaten by larvae in autumn ; d, imago ; e, egg (after Slingerland). 
fore wings are subject to considerable variation ; in some specimens 
the median greyish-white hand is distinctly dull slaty-grey. 
This moth appears in June and July when it may be seen flying 
about in orchards, gardens, and lanes at dusk. During the day they 
rest amongst the leaves of the trees and upon the trunks, their 
coloration rendering them most inconspicuous, especially when 
resting on an old moss or lichen grown tree. 
The female lays her eggs at night ; they may he deposited singly 
or in clusters, usually upon the upper sides of the leaves. Kollar 
states, however, that they are placed at the base of leaf and fruit buds 
and that they remain as ova during the whole of the winter. Both 
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