mompha] 



ELAOHISTIDAE 



679 



3. raschhiella. 

 5. 

 . 6. 

 9. fulvescens. 

 10. ochraceella. 

 1 2. Stephensi. 

 . 7. 

 8. 

 9. 

 5. propinquella. 



1. Head metallic . . . . .2. 



,, not metallic . . . .4. 



2. Stigmata distinct, silver-metallic . .1. terminelia. 



„ not distinct . . . .3. 



3. Forewings with metallic dorsal mark before tornus 



2. schrankella. 

 „ without such mark 



4. Forewings ochreous or yellow 



,, not ochreous or yellow 



5. Hindwings dark grey 



,, whitish-yellowish 



G. Forewings white . 



,, dark fuscous or grey . 



7. Head whitish-ochreous or ochreous-white 



,, grey or dark fuscous on crown 



8. Tliorax and basal blotch ochreous-white 



„ ,, ,, pale ferruginous-ochreous 



6. lacteeUa. 



9. Forewings with whitish fascia liefore middle 



8. suhhistrigella. 

 ,, without whitish fascia before middle . 10. 



10. Forewings with broad white dorsal streak 7. decorella. 



,, without such streak . . .11. 



11. Forewings witli white tornal spot 4. amturhatella. 



,, without white tornal spot . 11. miscella. 



1. M. terminelia, Westw.S-Q mm. Head dark leaden-metallic, 

 face silvery. Antennae with 

 apex white. Forewings orange, 

 sometimes sufiused with purple- 

 brown ; a black blotch on base 

 of costa, margined with silver- 

 metallic spots ; stigmata and a 

 spot above tornus silver-metallic, 

 black -edged, first discal whiter ; 

 apex black, preceded on costa by 

 a white spot and on ternien by a 

 silver-metallic mark. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous. 



England to York, local; Ger- 

 many ; 6. Larva whitish ; dorsal line green ; head yellowish- 

 brown : in irregular (at first spiral) blotches in leaves of 

 Circaea lutetiana ; 8, 9. The imago is seldom observed at 

 large. 



Xeuration and head of Mompha 

 fulvescens. 



