358 I.RPIDOPTERA. 



A. Fore wiiifjs cloiuletl, black or black-brown, but outer 



third white. 



B. Two large white and shaded clouds in the basal dai'k 



area. 1'. picana. 



B-. A large white costal spot iu tlie basal dark area. 



P. sororculana. 

 B'. White area large, most delicately rippled with faint grey 



lines. /*. hctulmtana. 



B^. White area large, apex black and clouded. P. pj-Hniana. 

 B''. White area rather small ; a grey-brown spot below the 



apex ; wings broad. P. rnpreana. 



B". White area clouded with tawny grey. /'. rm-irfjcma. 



B''. White area small, clouded with grey, with costal black 



spots; wings narrow. P. staintoninim. 



W. White area tinged with pink, with costal black spots. 



/'. .vniriana. 

 A-. Fore wings black-brown, outer third salmon colour. 



P. ochroh'ucana. 

 A^. Fore wings black with pink blotches, outer third rich 



pink. /'. dunidiana. 



C. Thorax stout, fore wings broad, dark area with au 



obscui-e paler band. J', (jcntianana. 



C'-. Thorax rather thick, fore wings ovate ; dark even with 



a paler obscure band. P. sellana. 



C*. Thorax slender, wings narrow ; outer third with a large 



dark marginal cloud. P. marf/inana. 



A*. Entire fore wings dark, l)ut apical third a shade paler; 



wings narrow. /'. carhoiwna. 



A.". Wings dark with black central band ; wings ovate. 



P. fvlvjmia. 

 A". Wings very black, with a pink costal spot. P. podremana. 

 A". Wings black brown, with a large dull yellow dorsal 



blotch. P. iii;/rin)dana. 



1. P. capreana, Hub. — Expanse :] to i inch (18-22 

 mm.). Fore wings basal, two-thirds black-brown ; apical 



