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67. MouflFetella, W. V. 140. 57 (1776); Hiib. Tin. 245 ; Treit.; 

 Step. ; Dougl. ; Linn. ? Fab. ? — pundifcra, Haw. Alis anticis rufes- 

 cente-cinereis, lyunclh duohts conspicuis ante medium (altero plicfe, altero 

 posteriore disci), puuctisque duobiis approxinuitis ohllque posltis, disci, 

 pone medium nigris, fascia postica dilutiore angulata valde indistincta. 

 Exp. al. 8 lin. 



Head and face pale grey. Palpi grey, beneath darker ; terminal 

 joint paler, with a broad fuscons ring before the apex. Antenuffi pale 

 grey, with fuscous annulations. Anterior wings jnde asl/y-greu, with a 

 sliyJd reddish tinge, with some indistinct black spots towards the base, 

 along the fold and along the subcostal vein; nearly in the middle of the 

 wing are two conspicuous hlnch spots, one on the fold, the other, rather 

 posterior, on the disc ; beyond the middle are two other conspicuous tjlack 

 spots, nearer toe/ether, t)nt more oljlirpiely placed ; beyond them may 

 sometimes be seen faint indications of a pale angulated fascia ; some 

 small black spots are on the hinder margin and apex of the costa ; 

 cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings grey, with greyish -fuscous 

 cilia. 



Occurs in hedges among honeysuckle in June and July, but 

 not frequently met witli. The larva feeds in May, between united 

 leaves of the lioneysuckle, forming a white silken web, which fits 

 tightly to its body. 



68. dodecella, Linn. S. N. (10) 539. 274 (1758); De Geer ; 

 Fab. ; Zell. ; Dougl. — annuUcornis, Step. — -favillaticella, Zell. — Reussi- 

 ella, Eatz. Alis anticis griseis, fasciis quatuor nebulosis saturatioribus, 

 punctis scahris tribns pUc(c majoribus, tribus disci niinoribus nigris. Exp. 

 al. 6^^ lin. 



Head and face grey. Palpi grey ; terminal joint with two darker fus- 

 cous rings. Antenute grey, annulated with dark fuscous. Anterior Avings 

 grei/, with four darker cloudy fascia) (one at the base, one before, another 

 beyond the middle, and the fourth towards the hinder margin) ; along 

 tlie fold are three distinct raised black spots, and on the disc above them 

 are three others, less shai'ply defined ; between the third and fourth 

 cloudy dark fascia the ground-colour appears as a pale angulated fascia ; 

 on the hinder margin and apex of the costa are some short black 

 streaks ; cilia grey. Posterior wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Very common among Scotch firs {Finns s^lvestris) in June and 

 July. The larva feeds in May in the terminal shoots of those 

 trees. 



69. triparella, Zell. Isis, 1839. p. 200; V)u\i.'^—dodecea, HaAv. 

 — dodecella. Step. Alis anticis sordide ochreis, apice fusco-nebulosis, 

 nebulis tribus costa; fuscis, 2^ii^ictis sex disci iwr paria obliqua dispositis 

 nigris, lascia postica dilutiore angulata. Exp. al. 6^^ lin. 



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

 joint ])alcr, with two black ring's. Antennae ochreous, annulated with 

 dark fuscous. Anterior wings dingy -ochreous, the costa with three cloudy 



