58 PLATE. LVI. 
though a copy of that book came over with the Linngan collection, 
_ into the hands of Dr. Smith; nor ‘can we trace any defcription of 
this moth in the writings of Fabricius; he alfo has not quoted the 
figure: We may hence conclude that although the infect is frequent 
in the months of June and July, it is little known, except with thofe 
who poffefs colleftions ; and even many of that defcription are perhaps 
unacquainted with the circumftance of its having been named by 
Clerk, and probably by no other author. 
‘Taken at Highgate. 
se at Pay 2 = 
PHALENA MARGINELLA, 
LEPIDOPTERA, 
GENERIC CHARACTER, 
cy area = 4 
T rN BA, 
‘ 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Firft wings bright, pale brown, with a broad white margin. Second 
wings white. 
Our prefent fpecies was unknown to Linneus ; 
but according to 
his definition of ; 
genera, is one of the tinees it will be neceflary, 
however, to diftinguith it from the tinea marginella of Fabricius, 
which is a native of “Germany, and altogether different; that writer, 
it_is well known, divided many of the genera of Linnzeus, and from 
their materials conttituted an infinitely greater number ; it was by 
fuca divifions he leparated the tineg, into the genera, tinee and alu- 
9 cite, 
