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TINEINA 



[bucculatrix 



A rather limited genus, but occurring throughout the 

 Northern hemisphere and in Austi'alia. With the following 

 genus, it represents in Europe a group of genera {Erechthias 



and its allies) which is especially 



developed in Australia and New 



Zealand. The peculiar antennal 



structure recurs in Comodica, 



a genus of this gi'oup. Imago 



with forewings lanceolate. Larva 



mining in leaves when young, 



"iy^j-^ afterwards rather rough-skinned, 



a. feeding externally on surface of 



Neuration of BwccMta^rfe mfifricomcZZa ; leaves. Pupa in au elongate 



ribbed cocoon. 



a, basal portion of antenna of $. 



1. 



6. 



7. 



Forewings unicolorous 



„ not unicolorous 



Forewings yellow . 



,, not yellow 



Forewings dark with two pairs of pale markings 



,, light with dark markings 



Head dark fuscous 



,, at most mixed with dark fuscous 

 Forewings dark fuscous . 



,, not dark fuscous 



Plical and second discal stigmata black 



1. cristatella. 



2. 

 8. thoraceJla. 

 3. 

 4. 

 7. 

 2. nigricomdla. 

 5. 

 7. cidardla. 



. 6. 

 3. inaritirna. 

 obsolete 11. demarydla. 

 9. ulmella. 

 8. 

 4. artemisiae. 

 . 9. 

 10. crataecfi. 



. 10.^ 

 6. hoyerella. 

 5. frangulella. 



Head more or less ferruginous 

 ,, not ferruginous-tinged 



8. Forewings with two dark costal spots 



,, ,, three dark costal spots 



9. Head pale fuscous 



,, white 

 10. Forewings with blackish apical dasli 



,, without blackish apical dash 



1. B. cristatella, Z. 6-7 mm. Head ochreous- yellowish to 

 light yellowish -fuscous. Forewings shining ochreous-grey. 

 Hindwings grey. 



England to Westmoreland, rather local; (!. Europe; G, 8. 

 Larva pale greenish ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; dots 

 whitish ; head pale lu'own ; plate of 2 yellowish, brown-dotted : 

 on Achillea millefolium ; 4, 5, 7. 



2. B. nigricomella, Z. {aurimaculella, Stt.) 7-8 nnn. Head 

 dark fuscous. Antennal eyecaps whitish, l^'orewings shining 



