epiblema] . EPIBLEMIDAE 499 



reaching to near middle ; light ochreous or ochreous-brownish, 

 costa with pale whitish-ochreous streaks reaching J across wing, 

 anteriorly suftused ; basal patch posteriorly and central fascia 

 sometimes somewhat darker, space between them dorsally paler 

 or obscurely whitish-ochreous ; ocellus pale ochreous, metallic- 

 edged, including three more or less incomplete longitudinal 

 rows of black scales ; termen sinuate. Hindwings grey or 

 whitish-grey, darker terminally. 



Britain to the Orkneys, N. Ireland, local ; C. Europe ; 6, 7. 

 Larva ])ale pink ; head brown ; plate of 2 yellowish-brown : in 

 seedlieads of Coitaurea scaljiosa ; 8. 



28. E. scopoliana, Ihv. {hohemvarthiana, Gn., Wilk. ; par- 

 vulana, ^\'ilk.) 15-19 mm. Forewings elongate, fold reaching 

 to near middle ; pale ochreous, sometimes much mixed with 

 grey, costal edge sometimes dark fuscous, posteriorly with 

 ochreous-whitish streaks reaching ^ across wing ; oblique lower 

 half of basal patch posteriorly, and central fascia with posterior 

 median projection deeper ochreous or red-brown, former some- 

 times dark fuscous; ocellus pale ochreous, metallic-edged, with 

 three very incomplete series of black scales ; termen sinuate. 

 Hindwings light grey, darker tei'minally. 



Britain to the Clj'de, E. Ireland, common ; C. and S. Europe ; 

 6-8. Larva dull yellowish -pink ; dorsal and subdorsal lines 

 faintly redder ; head and plate of 2 brown : in flower-heads of 

 Centaurea -)u)/i-a ; 8, 9. 



29. E. cana, J/ic {/lolietiwarthiana, Tr. ; scopoliana, Wilk.) 

 Forewings elongate, fold reaching to near middle ; ochreous, 

 somewhat blackish -sprinkled, with several suftused ochreous- 

 whitish longitudinal streaks confluent in middle towards base, 

 ceasing before very narrow central fascia of ground-colour ; an 

 oljlique wedge-shaped ferruginous suft'usion from dorsum near 

 base ; posterior half of costa with very oblique whitish strigulae, 

 abruptly ceasing at ^ ; ocellus metallic-edged, containing one 

 or two incomplete black dashes ; termen sinuate. Hindwings 

 in ^ pale grey, darker terminally, in $ darker. 



Britain to the Clyde, rather local ; Germany (probably else- 

 where, but often confused with the preceding); 6-8. Larva 

 dull pink ; head and plate of 2 brown : in seedheads of Carduus 

 and Centaurea ; 8, 9. 



18. Hemimene, Jib. 



Antennae in o simple or shortly ciliated. Palpi moderate 

 or rather long, porrected. Thorax smooth. Forewings in $ 



