.m 



338 ELACHISTID^. 



towards the anal angle ; cilia grey. Posterior wings pale grey, with 

 paler cilia. 



A few specimens of this pretty species were taken by Mr. 

 Boucliard in Hainault Forest^ among old liawtliorn-buslies, in 

 August. 



5. Epilobiella, Schr. F. B. ii. 126. 1853 (1802); Bouchc; 

 Treit. ; F. v. Ii. pi. 73. pi. 74. f. 1.; ^Y. V.? Dup. ?—f/ilvescens. 

 Haw. ; Step. — nebalella, Step. Alls anticis dilute oclireis, fusco-7iebii- 

 losis, pra^cipue sub costam et apicem versus, maculis posticis oppositis 

 dilutioribus, maculis duabus tuberculatis fuscis, prima dorsi ante, 

 secunda plicae poue medium. Exp. al. 5i lin. 



Head and face ochreous. Palpi ochreous, the terminal joint with 

 two fuscous rings. Antennae fuscous. Anterior wings 2}ale ochreous, 

 clouded loilh fuscous, especially along the costa and towards the apex, 

 with an appearance of two paler opposite spots before the apex, and 

 with two tufts of fuscous scales, the lirst near the inner margin before 

 the middle, the second in the fold beyond the middle ; cilia greyish- 

 ochreous. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Appears in August among EpUobinm hirsutiini, but more fre- 

 (juently met with after hybernation in May. The larva is abun- 

 dant in the tops of the Ep'iloh'mm in June and July, screwing up 

 the unexpanded flower- and leaf-buds. 



C. ocliraceella, Curt. B. E. fo. 735 (1839). — clandeslineJla, 

 Schr. ? All's anticis ancjuslnlls dilule luleis, saturate luteo vahle sujj'usis. 

 Exp. al. 7 lin. 



(2^ Head, face, and palpi pale yellow. Antenna3 pale yellow, with pale 

 fuscous anmdations. Anterior wings rather narrow, pale yellow, much 

 suffused with dark yellow, so that the pale colour appears on the darker 

 ground as indistinct spots, of which two are on the inner margin and 

 one near the costa, before the middle, and two smaller ones are towards 

 the costa beyond the middle ; cilia yellowish. Posterior wings pale 

 whitish-grey, with very pale ochreous cilia. 



This beautiful insect had been taken in several localities in 

 June, in moist places, but was considered a rarity, till last sum- 

 mer Mr. Charles Jordan was so fortunate as to discover the larva 

 in May, mining the leaves of tlu; EjuMmmi Jiirsutnm ; and on our 

 ascertaining, from breeding a specimen, the value of the newly 

 found larviu, we were enabled to collect a considerable number of 

 the puprc, on the leaves of the EpUohlutii, in their elongate, rather 

 firm, pale bufT cocoons. 



7. Phragmitella (iJentley), Sla. Sup. Cat. p. t (1851). Alis 

 anticis dilute ochrcis, stria disci postica J'usca, in qua puncta daa sa- 

 turate fuscn, albo-ciHcta. Exp. al. 'J^ lin. 



Head, face, and palpi pale ochreous. Anteniuc pule ochreous, an- 



