The Corn Wolf Moth. Tinea granella. Linn.

Fig. XVI.

1, larva nat. size; 2, larva mag.; 3, moth mag.; 4, nat. length.

This pretty little moth belongs to the family Tineidæ of the group Tineina, according to Mr. Stainton, the great authority upon this division of Lepidoptera. It is called the wolf, and is so called because of its ravages to corn in granaries and storehouses, and is known in every part of the world. The manner of the injury done by the larva of this moth is much the same as that caused by the Trogosita mauritanica, only that it appears to consume much more of the grain. Its attack is often mistaken for that of the Trogosita. This moth belongs to the same genus as the clothes' moth, the carriage moth, and the fur moth.