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tlie middle of tlu' inner margin is a eonfipiciions rather irunignhir hjidI of 

 the pale gronnd-colour, u-hkh rcaclii'sJ'Hlly half acrons the winti; ; on tlie 

 costn, a Uttle beyond it, is a small less distiiiet pale spot, and (liore are 

 faint indications of a pale spot on tlic fold before the middle ; cilia 

 ])ur|)lish-fnscous, opposite the pale spot of the inner margin pale (joUkn. 

 Posterior wings pale grey, towards the apex purplish, with paler eilia. 



Taken freelv, along witli the [)i'eceding, by iMr. Salt, near Slirews- 

 biirv, in April, 1 S5o, in a wet place among birches. 



9. semip-arpurella. Step. II. iv. 359 (is35) ; Sta. ; Zell. ? L. E. v. Till. 4^ 



— SoUcrclId, IHip. — anrlpnlvercUa, Evers. ? — ariwd('Ua,'L^\\.'i JMit. Ztg. 

 1850. Alls antieis purpOreis, dilute aureo-irroratis, macula transversa 

 pone medium dorsi, dilute aurea ; capUlis chiert'o-fmch ; autennis dl- 

 rn'idio alarum antiearum lo)i<iioribus. Exp. al. 5^-6 lin. 



Head and face grcj/lsh -fuscous. Antennre dark fuscous, iuorc (had 

 half the length of the anterior wings. Anterior wings pur])le, irroraled 

 with ])ale golden, and with a large ]xde golden spot beyond the middle 

 of the inner margin, reaching half across the wing; cilia grey. Pos- 

 terior wings grey, with a slight purplish tinge towards the ajjcx ; eilia 

 grey, 'paler towards the anal angle. 



Conunon among blrehes in April. (In Continental specimens 

 of 31. aau'iilelln \ luive before me, the anterior wings a})i)ear 

 shorter and more ronnded than in M. semi pur par ell a.) 



10. •unimaculella, Zctt. E L. luns (18-10); ^V.\.—purpun'Uu, 

 var. h. Zell. — unipauidella, Dup. ? Alls antieis dilute aureis, purjiureo 

 valde sulfusis, macula transversa teuul, ])one medium dorsi, jdicaiu, 

 Iranseuale, luteo-alha ; cajjillls salaraU'fuscis ; antcuuis dimidiuui alarum 

 antiearum a^quantibus. Exp. al. 5 lin. 



Head i\iu\ face dark fuscous, mi.xed with grey. Anienna; dark fus- 

 cous, about half (he length of the anterior wings. Anterior win^-s pah; 

 golden-green, almost entirely sulfused with j)urple, leaving however a 

 con^ncnoui //ellowish-tchile spol U^yond the middle of the inner nun-- 

 gin ; /his spot is rather narrow, sli(/htli/ curved outwardlj/, and reaching 

 aliont half across the winrj ; cilia grey. Posterior wings ])ale grey, with 

 a purplish tinge towards the apex; cilia greyish. 



Occurs among birches in April. Not uncommon at West 

 W ickham Wood ; but does not seem to occur at J)arenth \\ ood, 

 where M. parparella-'M so i_)lentiful. 



11. Sparniannella, P>osc. Lin. Trans, i. 197. ])l. 17. f. <>, 7 

 (1791); Fab.; I)u|). ; Zell.; Sta. — uuropurpurella,\\^\\ .; VAy'\i. Alis 

 antieis latiuscuHs aureis, jintcherriute pnrpureo-retieulatis, macula aurea 

 dorsi pone mt-diuin ; eapillis ciuereis. Exp. al. 1,\ lin. 



Ifi'a(t nwA face ijrcj/ish, slightly mixed with dark fuscous. .\nteun;u 

 dark fuscous, not half as long as the anterior wings. Anterior wings 

 golden, delicateJi/ rcticntatcd vilh purple, with a spot on the iniu'r 

 margin l)eyontl the middle, (jf inu'cliculatcd ground-colour: eilia alter- 



