726 TINEINA [nepticula 



tennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings dark fuscous ; a small 

 basal spot, another on middle of costa, and a larger tri- 

 angular spot on dorsum before tornus ochreous-whitish ; tips 

 of apical cilia whitish. Hindwings grey. 



England, common; C. Europe; 6. Larva whitish -green : 

 in blotches in leaves of oak ; 9, 10. 



63. N. argyropeza, Z. 5-6 mm. Head ochreous-yellow, 

 collar whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings dark 

 fuscous ; a small costal spot before middle, and a larger dorsal 

 spot before tornus whitish ; outer half of cilia whitish. Hind- 

 wings grey. 



England to York, local ; Germany ; 5. 



64. N. apicella. Hit. 6-7 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish, 

 collar whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings blackish, 

 bases of scales grey-whitisli, towards base sometimes suffused 

 with whitish ; an ill-defined triangular spot on middle of costa, 

 and another on dorsum opposite whitish ; outer half of cilia 

 whitish. Hindwings light gre3^ 



England to Lancashire, local ; C. Europe ; 5, 6. Larva pale 

 yellowish: in leaf- stalks, afterwards in blotches in leaves of 

 Populus tremula ; 7-11. 



65. N. headleyella, Stt. 4-6 mm. Head reddish-fuscous to 

 dark fuscous, sometimes mixed with yellowish. Antennal eye- 

 caps whitish. Forewings blackish-fuscous ; a silvery-grey basal 

 blotch extending to J ; a triangular spot on costa beyond middle 

 and another on doi'sum opposite silvery-metallic ; tips of cilia 

 gre^'^-whitish. Hindwings grey. 



Surrey, Sussex, Wilts, York, local ; not recorded elsewhere ; 

 6, 8. Larva ^^ellow ; head pale brown : in galleries becoming 

 blotches in leaves of Prunella vulgaris ; 7, 9, 10. 



66. N. pulverosella, Stt. 6-7 mm. Head ferruginous-yel- 

 lowish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings shining pale 

 ochreous-greyish, coarsely irrorated with dark fuscous ; outer 

 part of apical cilia whitish. Hindwings light grey. 



England to York, rather local ; Germany ; 5, 6. Larva 

 yellowish : in blotches in leaves of apple ; 6, 7. 



67. N. cryptella, Stt. 4-5 mm. Head ferruginous-yellowish, 

 sometimes mixed with fuscous. Antennal eyecaps whitish. 

 Forewings pale greyish, coarsely irrorated with dark fuscous ; 

 outer part of cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, local ; Germany, Switzerland : 6, 8. 

 Larva pale yellow - greenish : in blotches in leaves of Lotus 

 corniculatus ; 7, 9. 



