704 TINEINA [ULYPHIPTERYX 



4. Hindwiiigs suboblong . . .3. hairorthana. 



,, not suboblong . . . "). 



5. First costal streak markedly broadest . 5. equitella. 



„ ,, not broader than others 6. fischeriella. 



1. Gr. fuscoviridella, IIvj. 12-13 mm. Forewings shining 

 bronzy ; costal edge obscureh' whitish from before middle to 

 near apex ; dai'k line of cilia not indented. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey. 



England, in dry grassy places, very common ; France, Spain, 

 Italy ; 5, 6. 



2. G. thrasonella, Sc. {cladidla, Stt.) 12-15 mm. Forewings 

 shining bronzy, sometimes coppery-tinged ; six obscure golden- 

 metallic transverse streaks from costa between J and apex, and 

 one or two from dorsum posteriorly, all sometimes obsolete ; a 

 violet -black mark on tornus, enclosing two or three golden- 

 metallic dots, and a similar dot above it ; sometimes two or 

 three fine black dashes above this ; a blackish apical spot ; dark 

 line of cilia indented below apex. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, amongst Jiincus in swampy 

 places, very common ; C. Europe ; G, 7. There can be little 

 doubt that the larva feeds on Jkhcus. 



3. Gr. haworthana, >S'fjih. 11-13 mm. Forewings rather 

 broad, dark golden-bronzy ; five shining white strignlae on 

 posterior half of costa, three anterior terminating in leaden- 

 metallic marks ; a thick oblique curved pointed white streak 

 from middle of dorsum, reaching more than half across wing ; 

 a leaden-metallic tornal mark, wiiite on margin ; tliree leaden- 

 metallic dots on termen ; an nndefined dark apical spot ; dark 

 line of cilia indented below apex ; a dark hook above apex. 

 Hindwings suboblong, grey ; cilia in S whitish. 



England, E. Ireland, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 5. Larva 

 pale ochreous ; head dark brown : plate of 2 brownish-ochreous: 

 in seed-heads of Eriophoriim; 7-4. 



4. G. oculatella, Z. (Iforsfn-ella, F.) 9-10 mm. Forewings 

 rather broad, dark bronzy - fuscous ; five white streaks from 

 posterior half of costa, second becoming silvery-metallic and 

 reaching beyond middle ; a broader slightly curved oblique 

 white mai'k from middle of dorsum, reaching half across wing ; 

 a short white mark before tornus ; two or three silvery-metallic 

 dots about tornus; a black apical spot enclosing a silvery - 

 metallic dot ; dark line of cilia indented below apex ; a dark 

 hook above apex. Hindwings grey. 



5. England to Woi'cestcr and Cambridge, local ; C. and CS. 



