Moths. ' 9 1 



ZONOSOMA PUPILLARIA (Hubn). 



A small moth, with the tips of the fore- wings pointed. 

 The wings are greyish yellow, finely and indistinctly 

 speckled with purplish brown, with a small brown 

 central spot centred with white, a row of black dots 

 beyond the middle, and often a dull red, zigzag central 

 shade also. This is a very variable species, inhabiting 

 S. Europe, W. Asia, and N. Africa, but is not an in- 

 habitant of England. The larva is very variable in 

 colour, being dull green, brown, or reddish. It feeds on 

 the cistus, arbutus, myrtle, etc. 



TEPHRONIA SEPIARIA (Hufn). 



A small moth, with narrow fore-wings^ expanding 

 about one inch. The fore-wings are ashy-grey, finely 

 dusted with a darker shade. The hind-wings are paler, 

 with two dark marginal bands. It is met with in 

 Central and Southern Europe, but is very rare in 

 Britain. The larva is brownish grey, with a paler 

 line and two rows of pale spots on the back. 



