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20. E. profundana, F. 14-19 mm. Forewings brownish- 

 ochreous or whitish -ochreous, partially suifused with deeper 

 ochreous, striated with leaden-grey, sometimes mostly suffused 

 with dark ashy-fuscous ; costa strigulated with dark fuscous ; 

 basal patch often pale-mixed with edge angulated in middle, 

 central fascia with anterior edge dorsally obsolete, and a sub- 

 quadrate subtermiiial blotch in middle dark ochreous-brown, more 

 or less blackish-marked. Hindwings fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



England to York, rather conunon ; C. Europe ; 7, 8. Larva 

 dark green ; head pale In-ownisli : on oak ; 6. 



21. E. postremana, Z. 14-15 mm. Palpi whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings ferruginous-ochreous, much mixed with black, with 

 metallic leaden - grey striae becoming whitish on costa ; 

 basal patch and central fascia mostly blackish ; cilia with a 

 paler or sometimes whitish tornal spot. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous, in S lighter basally. 



Lancashire, Westmoreland, local ; C. Europe ; 6. Larva 

 pale yellow ; head and plate of 2 black : in stems of Impatiens 

 noli-me-tange7'e ; 8-5. 



22. E. arcuella, CI. 16-18 mm. Forewings deep orange; 

 three short longitudinal streaks from base, a straight transverse 

 antemedian streak, a curved oblique interrupted postmedian 

 streak, and two oblique anteapical streaks steelblue-metallic ; a 

 round median discal patch, upper half dai-k grey becoming 

 whitish-ochreous towards centre, lower half black marked with 

 orange and containing four steelblue-metallic dots. Hind- 

 wings blackish-grey ; in S with rudimentary dorsal lobe. 



Britain to Stirling, in woods, common ; C. and S. Europe, 

 N. and WC. Asia, Japan ; 5, 6. The dorsal lobe of the hind- 

 wings is so rudimentary that it appears insufficient for generic 

 separation ; yet in the large Japanese form of the species it is 

 more distinct. 



23. E. arbutella, L. 14-16 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, 

 crimson-tinged. Forewings reddish-ferruginous, irregularly 

 striated with leaden-grey. Hindwings grey. 



Lancashire to Sutherland, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 6. 

 Larva blackish-grey : on Arctositapliylos ; 4, 5. 



24. E. rufana, Sc. 15-17 mm. Head and thorax pinkish- 

 ochreous. Forewings shorter and broader than in E. pur- 

 pura-rm, costa more strongly arched ; pale greyish - ochreous 

 strigulated with fuscous, reticulated throughout with bright 

 ferruginous. Hindwings light grey. 



Lancashire to Cumberland, local ; C. Europe ; 6, 7. 

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