eucosma] EPIBLEMIDAE 463 



11. E. pruniana, Hh. 14-17 mm. Forewings white, some- 

 times })artlv ochreous-tinged, more or less strigulated posterioi'ly 

 with dark fuscous ; basal patch, central fascia, and included 

 space dark brown mixed with dark ashy-fuscous and blackish, 

 somewhat whitish-sprinkled, especially in space on costa and 

 fold, posterior edge of fascia with angular prominence in 

 middle, sometimes followed by one or two dark dots ; a greyish 

 subterminal streak ; extreme apex blackish-fuscous. Hindwings 

 grey, in 5 dai'ker. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, very common ; C. and S. Europe, 

 W(J. Asia to N. Persia ; 6, 7. Lai-va bright green ; tuber- 

 cular spots, head, and plate of 2 black : on blackthorn and 

 cherry ; 5. 



12. E. oblongana, Uw. {margiiiana, Hw. ; similana, Wilk.) 

 11-15 mm. Forewings narrower than in E. pruniana, ochreous- 

 white, costa spotted with black ; basal patch, central fascia, 

 and included space dark ashy-grey mixed with ferruginous- 

 brown and black, somewhat white-s|)rinkled, space white-edged 

 towards dorsum and suffused with white on costa, central fascia 

 with a white median dot near irregular posterior edge ; a sub- 

 terminal group of black dots ; apex and termen marked with 

 dark fuscous. Hindwings in S whitish, in $ grey, termen in 

 both suffused w'ith dark grey. 



Britain to the Orkneys, rather local ; C. and S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor, N. Africa ; 5-8. Larva pale ochreous ; head and 

 plate of 2 black : in seedheads of Stachys hetonica, Galeopsis, 

 and Dijisams ; 9-5. 



13. E. gentianana, Hb. 13-18 mm. Differs from E. 

 oblongana as follows : forewings with costa more arched, more 

 ochreous-tinged, a pale grey cloudy tornal mark reaching half 

 across wing ; hindwings in both sexes fuscous, darker 

 terminally. 



England to York, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 

 7. Larva yellows-whitish ; head and plate of 2 black : in pith 

 of seedheads of Dipsacus ; 9-5. 



14. E. sellana, Hb. 13-15 mm. Differs from E. oblongana 

 as follows : forewings with costa more arched, more ochreous- 

 tinged, subterminal black dots merged in a subtriangular dark 

 terminal patch, apex more ferruginous-marked, a pale ochreous 

 tornal mark reaching half across wing; hindwings in $ light 

 grey, termen suffused with dark grey. 



England, local ; C. and S. Europe ; 6, 7. Larva in heads of 

 Ccntaurea ; 9-5. 



