TORTRICID.K—DICTYOPTER YX. 197 



Pupa black, in a white silken cocoon among leaves of its 

 food plant. 



The moth frequents heaths and mosses, more especially 

 thin boggy heaths ; and is easily disturbed by the footstep 

 in such situations in hot sunshine, indeed it is very often on 

 the wing voluntarily through the middle of a bright sunny 

 day and on till dusk. In such localities throughout the 

 United Kingdom, and sometimes plentifully, extending in' 

 Scotland to near the tops of the highest hills. 



Abroad it is common throughout Northern and Central 

 Europe, and is found in the North of Spain and of Italy, and 

 in Dalmatia. 



Genus 9. DICTYOPTERYX. 



Antennte short and rather thick ; ):>alpi blunt, moderately 

 long ; thorax flatly tufted at the back ; fore wings without 

 fold ; apex of hind wings rather pointed. 



We have seven species, readily recognised : 



A. Fore wings yellow. 



B. Fore wings with two straight clouded fascaa from the 



costa, often obscure. B. laiflimjiana. 



W. Fore wings delicately marbled and bordered with red. 



D. herqinanniana. 

 &. Fore wings thickly reticulated with reddish-brown lines. 



D. forskalemia. 

 A?. Fore wings chestnut with a white costal spot. 



D. holmiana. 



A^. Fore wings pointed, red-brown, with a broad angulated 



band. I), contaminana. 



A^. Fore wings soft reddish-brown, with a yellow dorsal 



spot. D. conwayana. 



A^. Fore wings black with yellow tip, and raised scales. 



B. hifasciana. 



1. D. loeflingiana, Z.— Expanse § to J inch (15-18 mm.). 

 Fore wings yellow, with two stripes of clouding, pale or dark 



