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The perfect insect appears in June. 
The caterpillar is yellowish white; the head pale brown. 
It feeds on dry fragments; has been found in birds’ 
nests. 
TINEA BISTRIGELLA. 
Plate XCIX. Figure 20 
Localities for this species are York, Scarborough, 
Bristol, Lynmouth, Torwood, Pembury, Manchester. 
The situations where it is found are among mixed 
underwood. 
The perfect insect appears in May and June. 
The caterpillar is dull pale yellowish green, with a 
darker line along the back; the head pale blackish brown. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
July, August, and September. 
It feeds on the birch. 
TINEA SUBAMMANELLA. 
Plate XCIX. Figure 21. 
Localities for this species are Torwood, near Stirling. 
The situations where it is found are among mixed 
underwood. 
The perfect insect appears in July. 
