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first is above the fold not far from the base, the second on the fold, tlic 

 third on the disc is larger and licfore the middle, the fonrtli is on the 

 disc beyond the middle ; the hinder margin and apex of the costa arc 

 spotted with black, with a few whitish scales ; cilia fnscous, with a 

 central darker line. Posterior wings pale grey, with pale greyish-fus- 

 cous cilia. 



Abundant among heather in j\lav, June, and July, in most parts 

 of the country. 



15. mulinella (Tischer), Zell. Isis, 183'J. p. 199; Dougl. — inter- 

 rupta. Haw. — inlerrnptdla, Step. ? Alls anticis (jriseo-ochreis, stria ba- 

 sali prope costara, Nb'ia latiuscida lAiccn pone vicdlum desinenle, stria disci 

 ante mediuni, incipiente, usque ad apiceni producta, saturate fitscis. Exp. 

 al. 6.\ lin. 



Head and face greyish-ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous ; terminal 

 joint slightly spotted Avith fuscous. Antennie fuscous. Anterior wings 

 f/reijiah-ochreoics, with a ilark fuscous streak at the base near the costa, 

 and the costa clouded with fuscous (narrowly at first, but broader be- 

 yond the middle) ; a rather hroad dark fuscous streak runs alonr/ the 

 fold to beyond the middle, it is connected with a dark fuscous streak on 

 the disc bef/iiini)ig before the middle and runnini/ to the apex; in the 

 latter is an appearance of a darker fuscous s])ot beyond the middle ; 

 the apical portion of the wing is much suH'uscd with fuscous ; the 

 hinder margin and apex of the costa are spotted with dark fuscous ; 

 cilia greyish-ochreous, varied with fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, 

 with greyish-ochreous cilia. 



Ycry common among broom and furze in July and August. 

 The Larva feeds in April and May in the Dowers of those plants. 



10. divisella, Dougl. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. CO (1850). Alis anticis 

 costam. versus dilute ochreis, dorsum versus dilute fuscis, divisione cotoris 

 fere lineatj/. rectam ex lusi usque ad apicem, formante, ipsa costa pone 

 medium breviter fusca, puncto plica} ante medium, alteroque disci pone 

 medium saturate fuscis. Exp. al. 7o lin. 



Head, face, and palpi pale oclireous. Antennpc pale ochreous, annu- 

 lated with ])ale fuscous. Anterior wm^?, pale ochreous toicards the costa, 

 pale fuscous towards the inner margin, the division of the colour forming 

 nearly a straight line from the middle of the base to the apex of the wing ; 

 on the costa beyond the middle is a short fuscous line ; a dark fuscous 

 spot lies on the fold before the middle, and another on the disc beyond 

 the middle, and there are frequently a few dark scales on the subcostal 

 vein near the base ; cilia ochreous. Posterior wings pale grey, with 

 greyish-ochreous cilia. 



Not common; occurs in June in the Cambridgesliire fens. 



17. palustrella, Dougl. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. proc. 11 (1850). 

 Alis anticis dilute griseo-ochreis, venis fere onuiibus saturate fuscis, pos- 

 tice interdum in maculam saturate fuscaui conlluentibus, puncto clou- 



