LEPIDOPTEKA 
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caterpillar may be known by the “ pass ” or excrement on the grains. Several 
grains may be spun together, the larva feeding within the shelter of the receptacle 
thus formed. Figures of both moth and larva are given in the accompanying 
1, CORN MOTH, WITH LARVA. 2, LARVA OF CLOTHES MOTH. 3, HONEYCOMB, with 4, LARVA OF 
wax moth ; 5, Pupa ; 6, wax moth. 
illustration. Of certain allied species there are no English names, so that they 
must be mentioned by their scientific titles. Among these, Depressaria nervosa, 
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1, nest with larvae of Hyponomeuta malinella, and 2, The moth. 3, Depressaria nervosa (enlarged); 4, The 
moth (nat. size) ; 5, Larva (enlarged) ; 6, Pupa. 7, common plume-moth ( Pterophorus pentaclactylus ). 
figured in the illustration above, appears on the wing from June to September, 
and has reddish grey fore-wings mottled and streaked with black dots. The female 
lays her eggs upon cumin, and the larvae soon after they emerge spin together 
