496 TORTRICINA [epiblema 



more or less mixed with whitish and striated with dark fuscous, 

 costa posteriorly dark fuscous strigulated with whitish ; basal 

 patch posteriorly dark fuscous, edge irregular, rather rounded, 

 followed by a subquadrate whitish dorsal spot strigulated with 

 dark fuscous, often connected with costa by one or two whitish 

 striae ; central fascia dark brown, irregular ; apical area beyond 

 this streaked with dark fuscous or ferruginous-brown and 

 leaden-grey. Hind wings fuscous, darker terminally, disc some- 

 times whitish-tinged. 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, rather local ; Germany ; 6, 

 7. Larva pinkish-yellow, dorsal area sometimes rosy ; head and 

 plate of 2 pale brownish : in rootstocks oi Senecio jacohaea ; 9-12. 



16. E. brunnichiana, Frol. 15-19 mm. Forewings varying 

 from whitish-ochreous to dark brown, posteriorly striated with 

 silvery- metallic or leaden- metallic ; in dark specimens costa 

 strigulated with dark fuscous and whitish ; an ochreous-whitish 

 subquadrate median dorsal blotch, anterior edge straight, some- 

 what oblique ; sometimes a transverse series of black dots in 

 and above ocellus. Hindwings dark fuscous, sometimes tinged 

 with whitish-ochreous. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, Ireland, common ; C. and SE. 

 Europe ; 5, 6. Larva in roots and flower-stalks of Ihissilago 

 farfara ; 4. 



17. E. turbidana, Tr. 20-22 mm. Forcv/ings light greyish- 

 ochreous irrorated with brown, costa posteriorly strigulated with 

 brown and whitish ; basal patch posteriorly ochreous- brown, 

 edge angulated, lower part straight; central fascia ochreous- 

 brown, narrow and indistinct towards costa ; several ochreous- 

 brown posterior striae ; ocellus obscurely edged with leaden- 

 metallic. Hindwings fuscous, darker terminally. 



Devon, York to the Clyde, local ; C. Europe ; 7. Larva 

 proliably in roots of Petasites. 



18. E. grandaevana, Z. 21-30 mm. Antennae in $ sluu-tly 

 fasciculated. Forewings posteriorly dilated, light ochreous- 

 brownish, strigulated with dark fuscous and grey-whitish ; basal 

 patch darker posteriorly, edge sharply angulated, irregular ; 

 central fascia irregular, darker or nearly obsolete, not nearly 

 reaching dorsum. Hindwings pale fuscous, darker terminally. 



Durham, local; NC. and mountains of C. Europe; 7. Larva 

 in roots of Tussihvjo and Petasites ; 3-5. 



19. E. foenella, L. 17-25 nun. Forewings with fold reaching 

 beyond middle; deep reddish-brown, costa greyer and posteriorly 

 stritiulated with iivcv or wliitish ; a white fascia-like marl\ from 



