Some British Moths Described 
a dozen genera and three dozen species ; some of them 
are common, others rare. Gonodactylg is common 
wherever Coltsfoot is abundant. The larve feed in the 
stems of the flowers in March ; the moths are out in 
June. Expanse, 1 inch, 
Aciptilia galactodactyla (Plate XIII., Fig. 38).— 
Expanse, to 1 inch. Like a little ragged snowflake in 
a melting mood ; one almost expects to see it dissolve 
in the heat of Tels Local, amongst Burdock. Larva 
in May. 
CRAMBI (THE GRASS MOTHS). 
Family CRAMBIDA. 
Crambus praiellus (Plate XIII., Fig. 33).—The grass 
moths are known to everyone tls has walked over grass. 
They start up before us, flutter a little in advance, and 
then settle down again. They look quite large on the 
wing, the under-wings being ample; but when they 
settle they resemble more a grain of corn, the wings 
then being folded tightly round the body. Praiellus is 
out in June, and again in August. Expanse, to # inch, 
Crambus trisiellus (Plate XIII., Fig. 27),—Equally 
common as the last-named in July and August. 
Expanse, 1 inch. 
Myelophila cribrum (Plate XIII, Fig. 29).—Ex- 
panse, 14 inches. A local species, not very abundant ; 
confined mostly to the South of England. The moth 
appears in July and August. The larva can be found 
from the late autumn to early summer in Thistle-stalks. 
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