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i'c(l(lis!i-bro\vn), iciUi an ohCnjiic pale yellowish streak from the costa 

 before the middle, it does not reach heyoml the fold, and is dejlected along 

 it; on the costa are several small dark fuscous or black spots; cilia of 

 the hinder margin reddish- or brownish-grey, of the inner margin grey. 

 Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Appears in Se[)tcuiber and October; lias occurred at Mickle- 

 ham^ at AVhitth bury, and near Bristol. 



7. populetorum, Zell. Tsis, 183!). p. 209 ; Sta. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. 

 pi. xiv. f. 11. — violncea, Haw.? Step.? Alis anticis dilute ochreis, 

 purpurascentc tinctis, nebulis subfasciatis obscurioribus, punctis nu- 

 raei'osis costiXJ nigris, toio in medio majore, punctis tribus fuscis disci. 

 Exp. al. 5^- lin. 



Head and face dirty-whitish, mixed witii fuscous. Palpi dirty white, 

 the end of the second joint and a broad ring on the third fuscous. 

 Antcnucie fuscous, with whitish annulations. Anterior wings pale ochre- 

 ous, tinged (more or less) with purple, with some nebulous fasciaforrn 

 darker markings ; on the costa are several small black spots, one in the 

 huddle, beimj larger, is conspieuons ; above the fold at nearly regular 

 intervals are three fuscous spots ; cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior 

 wings grey, with greyish-fuscous cilia. 



A[)pears in Septeinbcr among poplar-trees ; liitlierto scarce. 

 The hu'va feeds (according to Fischer) on birch and aspen, 



8. elongella, Linn. P. S. 1436 (1761); Pab. : Step.; Lienig; 

 Zell.; Sta. — punctella, Linn.; Pab. — ■signipennella, Hiib. Tin. 196; 

 Treit. ; Dup. — hernidactyla. Haw. — roscipenndla, Treit. ; Dup. ; lliib. ? 

 — inconstans, Sta. Ent. Trans, i. n. s. pi. xiv. f. 1-7. Alis anticis rufo- 

 ochn^is, triangulo costali triincato, vix dilntiore, briDnieo-rnJh niarginuto, 

 nebulis posticis fuscis. Exp. al. 6i-7.v lin. 



Head reddish-ochreous. Pace pale ochreous. Palpi ])ale ochreous ; 

 the terminal joint reddish-ochreous. Antenuir fuscous, amudated with 

 whitish. Aritcrior wings reddish-ochreous, irregularly varied with darker 

 markings, in which a truncate costal triangle, hardly paler than the 

 ground-colour, mag generallg he traced ; it has sometimes a dark fus- 

 cous spot on each side above the fold ; cilia of the hinder margin red- 

 dish-ochreous, of the inner margin grey. Posterior wings grey, with 

 paler cilia. 



This extremely variable species is not scarce in many localities; 

 taken in plenty by Mr. Cooke, of AVarrington, in June. ]\Ir. 

 Shield fouiul the larv;ic in rolled-up alder-lcavcs near Dublin, last 

 August. According to Ijienig the larva also feeds in May. 



9. tringipennelia, Zell. Isis, 1839. p. 209; ?^in.—fringilella, 

 Dup. L. h\ Sup. pi. 75. f. 11. — roscipennis, Haw. ? — rosci pennella , Step. ? 

 Alis anticis dilute ochreis, costam versus livide grisesccntibus, sen csseis, 

 sericbus tribus longitudinalibus punctorum nigrorum. Exp. al. 6.\ lin. 



Head pale ochreous. Pace greyish-fuscous. Palpi greyish-ochrcous ; 



