psecadia] OECOPHORIDAE 631 



bright -coloured, in a slight web on leaves, usually on Bora- 



gineae ; often occurring rather numerously together. The 

 images are retired in habit and less frequently noticed. 



1. Abdomen partly or wholly yellow . . 2. 



,, not yellow . . . .3. 



2. Forewings wholly blackish . .1. pyrausta. 



,, not wliolly blackish , . 4. hijyuncteUa. 



3. Forewings with black terminal blotch . 3. funerella. 



„ without black terminal blotch . 4. 



4. Forewings with black longitudinal streak 5. pusiella. 



,, witliout black longitudinal streak 



2. decemgtittella. 



1. P. pyrausta, Pa//. 15-20 mm. Palpi moderate. Abdomen 

 black, terminal half orange. Forewings blackish-grey ; a black 

 spot on fold near base ; plical and second discal stigmata rather 

 large, black. Hindwings rather dark grey. 



Sutherland, once only, but would probably be found if looked 

 for ; N\V. Russia, N. Asia ; 5. Larva grey, with rows of orange- 

 yellow spots : on Tlialictrum aquiU'iji folium ; 7, 8. 



2. P. decemguttella, //6. 16-21 mm. Palpi long. Forewings 

 grey-whitish; eleven irregularly placed small Itlack spots, one 

 towards tornus largest. Hindwings gi'cy. 



S. England to Cambridge and Somerset, local ; C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva yellow; dorsal area on 5-12 light grey-blue, 

 dorsal line slendei', blackish ; subdorsal series of lai'ge black 

 spots ; head black : in a sligiit web on leaves of Litliospermwn 

 officinale ; 8-10. 



3. P. funerella, F. 15-17 mm. Palpi long. Forewings 

 white ; two spots on costa towards base, two towards dorsum 

 anteriorly, an irregular median blotch resting on costa, and a 

 terminal blotch black. Hindwings dark fuscous ; in c? a suf- 

 fused white tornal blotch. 



Kent to Berks and Norfolk, York to Cumberland, local ; C. 

 Europe, Asia Minor ; 5, 6. Larva pale yellow ; dorsal series of 

 bright yellow spots ; subdorsal line dark purple-grey ; head pale 

 greyish-ochreous, with black lateral spots : in slight webs be- 

 neath leaves of Symphytum ; 8-10. 



4. P. bipunctella, F. 21-25 mm. Palpi long. Abdomen 

 (jclireous-yellow, deeper terminally. Forewings ochreous-grey- 

 whitish ; costal half blackish except at apex, lower edge with 

 three irregular projections and an indentation before third ; a 

 terminal row of blackish dots. Hindwings grey-whitish, to- 

 wards apex greyer, towards tornus pale yellowish. 



