The fore wings are whitish at the base and along the inner margin, but the light tint is dotted and clouded with shades of brown. The remainder of the wings is marbled with dark brown of different depths, relieved near the hind margin with a little blue. The hind wings, as is usual with the _Tortrices_, are dull smoky brown. The caterpillar is reddish brown with black spots, and feeds during May in rolled leaves of willows. The moth flies in August and September. _Sciaphila octomaculana_ Our single example of the family _Sciaphilidae_ is the species _Octomaculana_, which, though not very abundant, is widely distributed, and moderately common in parts. Its fore wings are white, dusted with grey, and each is marked with four dark grey patches which have given rise to its specific name--a word which signifies 'eight-spotted.' The hind wings are grey. [Illustration: FIG. 230.--OCTOMACULANA--ENLARGED.] The caterpillar feeds on thistles and other plants, and the moth flies from August to October. _Ephippiphora cirsiana_ This insect represents the family _Grapholithidae_. It is a common moth, and is widely distributed. Its fore wings are greyish brown, with a large white patch on the middle of the inner margin; and beyond this white, in the anal angle, is a pale grey patch containing three or four black dots. The tips of the wings are reddish brown. The moth flies in June and July; and the larva, which feeds on thistles, may be found in the stems from October to the following May. [Illustration: FIG. 231.--CIRSIANA--ENLARGED.] _Carpocapsa pomonella_ The same extensive family contains a few moths that are very destructive to our fruits, the larvae burrowing into and living entirely within their substance. One of these--_Pomonella_--is popularly known as the Codlin, as its larva is so often found in the interior of small apples of the same name. [Illustration: FIG. 232.--POMONELLA.] The fore wings of this insect are grey, with a number of dark transverse lines. The spot in the anal angle is edged with a coppery tint, and inclosed by a curved black line. This moth is common in all parts, flying during June and July; and the larva may be looked for in apples and pears in August and September. _Xanthosetia zoegana_ Our last example of the _Tortrices_ is _Zoegana_, which belongs to the family _Conchylidae_. Its fore wings are yellow, with a reddish streak along the costa near the base, and a small reddish spot opposite this near the inner margin. The tip of the wings is dark reddish brown, in the middle of which is a large yellow spot. [Illustration: FIG. 233.--ZOEGANA--ENLARGED.] This moth is widely distributed, and in some parts common. It flies from May to August, and the larva feeds on the small scabious (_Scabiosa columbaria_). _The Tineae_ We have noticed that the _Tortrices_ form a very extensive group of moths, but they are far outnumbered by the _Tineae_, for of these there are over seven hundred known British species.