Some British Moths Described 
TORTRICES.—Family Torrricipa. 
Tortrix ribeana (Plate XIII., Fig. 41).—Expanse, to 
Z inch, The Tortrix group is a very big one, though 
the individual members are small. Few of their larve » 
feed openly. Some spin webs to live under, but the 
great majority are leaf-rollers, and can be recognized by 
their wriggling and twisting when disturbed in their 
home. Ribeana can be found on every hedgerow. It 
varies in colour from light ochreous to dark brown. 
Out in June and July. The larva in rolled leaves of 
Hawthorn in May and June. 
Yorwrix viridana (Plate XIII., Fig. 37).—Expanse, 
to ginch, All over the British Isles on Oak, the larve 
occasionally stripping the trees bare, and proving a 
rather injurious pest. Moth in July ; larva in June, 
Dictyopteryx Bergmanniana (Plate XIII., Fig. 44).— 
A beautiful little golden sprite, loving to dance about 
Wild-Rose bushes, and occasionally on Garden Roses. 
Larva in May, moth in June. Expanse, } inch. 
Mixodia Schulziana (Plate XIII, Fig. 42).— 
Expanse, to 1 inch, A large Tortrix found upon 
moorlands, sporting over the Heather in the daytime. 
It appears at the end of June, Larva on Heather in 
the autumn, 
Carpocapsa pomonella: the Codlin Moth (Plate XIILI., 
Fig. 36).—Expanse, to finch. The little rascal which 
destroys our apples. On the wing in June, The 
larve are devouring our apples in the autumn, 
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