depeessaria] OECOPHORIDAE 621 



discal stigma blackish, second whitisli, often preceded by a red 

 dot or dash, above which is sometimes a fuscous sutt'usion ; 

 terminal cilia dark rosy-grey except towards tornus. Hindwings 

 ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, E. Ireland, common ; C. 

 Eiiropc ; 7, 8. Larva grey, dorsal and subdorsal lines in- 

 distinctly darker ; dots black ; head and plate of 2 black : 

 amongst spun shoots of Ulex, Cytisus, and Genista ; 5, 6. A 

 peculiar variety of the larva occurs on Genista tifictoria ; gi'een, 

 lines brown-reddish ; the imagos tend to be somewhat darker. 



2. D. umbellana, Stph. 19-21 mm. Forewings whitish- 

 ochreous ; veins and dorsum marked with dark fuscous lines ; 

 first and sometimes second discal stigmata black ; terminal 

 black dots. Hindwings pale whitish-grey, round a])ex some- 

 times interruptedly dark-edged. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, E. Ireland, rather local ; 

 Holland, France, Spain ; 8-4. Larva dull green ; dots black ; 

 head and plate of 2 black : amongst sjnui shoots of Ulex ; 6, 7. 



3. D. assimilella, Tr. 18-20 nmi. Forewings whitish - 

 ochreous, often mixed with deeper ochreous or brownish, strewn 

 with dots of blackish scales; first discal stigma blackish, 

 second whitish, but usually obsolete, sometimes preceded by a 

 reddish mark, across which lies often an oblicpic darlc fuscous 

 suffusion. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Britain to Ross, E. Ireland, common ; V. and SE. Europe ; 

 6-8. Larva brown ; dots black ; head and plate of 2 black : 

 between spun twigs of Cytisus sco'parius ; 11-4. 



4. D. atomella, lib. (scojxiriella, Hein.) 19-21 mm. Fore- 

 wings pale jX'Uow-ochrcous, more or less sprinkled or sometimes 

 wholly suffused with light rosy-brownish, with some scattered 

 blackish scales ; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar 

 dot obliquely above it ; second whitish, often obsolete, some- 

 times preceded by a similar dot ; sometimes a suffused dark 

 spot above these ; dark fuscous terminal dots. Hindwings 

 whitish-grey, darker posteriorly. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, local; C. and S. Euro]3e, 

 Asia Minor; 7, 8. Larva dull green, sides more yellowish; 

 dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; dots black ; head pale 

 brown ; 2 jjale green, with two black crescentic marks : amongst 

 spun leaves of Cytisus and Genista ; 4, 5. 



5. D. liturella, Schif. {Jiavella, Hb. ; hipimctosa, Stt.) 19- 

 21 mm. Forewings whitish-ochreous, sometimes more or less 

 mixed with pale ferruginous -ochreous, usually with a few 



