f-ASPEYKESiA] EPIBLEMIDAE 515 



leaden-metallic, including and preceded by some black marks. 

 Hind wings pale grey, darker terminally, 



Britain to tlie Shetlands, Ireland, abundant ; C. and S. 

 Europe, WC. Asia to N. Persia, N. America ; 5, 7, 8. Larva 

 yellow-whitish or deep yellow ; head and plate of 2 blackish 

 or yellow-ljrown : in pods of Ulex, Genista, Lottis, etc.; 6, 9, 10. 



23. Carpocapsa, Tr. 



Antennae in S simple. Palpi moderate, curved, ascending. 

 Thorax smooth. Forewings with termen slightly sinuate. 

 Hiudwings in ^ with longitudinal groove below cell, including 

 a hair-pencil; 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 nearly parallel to 

 4, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base. 



A small but rather widely distributed genus, correlated with 

 the preceding. The larvae all feed in fruits of trees. 



1. Margins of ocellus coppery-metallic . 1. pomoncUa. 



,, ,, leaden-metallic . . 2. 



2. Forewings with white dorsal blotch or fascia . 3. 



,, without white blotch or fascia , 4. 



3. Dorsal blotch not crossing middle of wing 4. nimhana. 



„ „ extended to near costa . 3. J2dia7ia. 



4. Spot before ocellus broad-triangular, brown 5. c/rossana. 



„ „ narrow-triangular, blackish 



2. sjj/enda7ia. 



1. C. pomonella, L. 14-19 mm. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 finely irro rated with whitish, with darker striae ; basal patch 

 sometimes darker ; a large dark coppery-brown terminal patch 

 hardly reaching costa, anterior edge more blackish, ocellus 

 within this edged with bright coppery-metallic. Hiudwings 

 fuscous, darker terminally. 



Britain to the Clyde, S. Ireland, common ; N. and WC. 

 Asia, N. America, Australia, New Zealand ; 6, 7. Larva 

 pinkish ; head pale brown, darker- marked ; plate of 2 pale 

 ochreous : in fruits of apple (sometimes also in pears and 

 amongst spun fruits of Pi/rus aria); 8-10. The larva is often 

 highly injurious in orchards, but the imago is of retired habits 

 and less often noticed. The wide geographical distribution is 

 due to accidental importation, but the insect has everywhere 

 established its footing. 



2. 0. splendana, J/b. 13-17 nun. Forewings grey, more or 

 less densely irrorated with whitish, indistinctly darker-striated ; 

 basal patch slightly darker, edge angulated ; two leaden-metallic 

 streaks from costa posteriorly ; ocellus brownish, edged with 



