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wings ; on the other hand, the faint yellowish tinge distinguished 

 it fronn Cygnipennella, and it is also smaller than that species. 



Expansion of the wings 4| lines. Head whitish ; anterior 

 wings whitish, with a very faint pale yellowish tinge ; cilia slightly 

 paler. 



Larva unknown. 



The perfect insect appears in July; it has occurred near 

 Glogau. 



69. Elachista Cygnipennella, Hiihner. 



Distinguished from the preceding by its large size and pure 

 white anterior wings, and from Pollutella by the entire absence of 

 dark scales. 



Expansion of the wings 5 — 6g lines. Head white; anterior 

 wings white, entirely spotless, with white cilia ; posterior wings 

 fuscous, with whitish cilia ; in ihe female whitish, with white cilia. 



Tiie dull greenish-grey larva mines the tips of the leaves of 

 Daclylis glomerata and other grasses, making rather broad mines 

 in April. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May and in June ; it 

 seems to be very generally distributed throughout Europe. 



70. Elachista Ochreella, Stainton. 



Readily recognised by the ochreous anterior wings, which are 

 frequently clouded with fuscous along the costa. 



Expansion of the wings 5 lines. Head yellowish ochreous ; 

 anterior wings yellowish ochreous, unspotted, but sometimes 

 clouded with fuscous along the costa, especially at the base ; cilia 

 yellowish ochreous. 



Larva unknown. 



The perfect insect appears in June ; it occurs in various parts 

 of England ; also at Weimar and near Zurich. 



71. Elachista Fuscochreella, Frey. 



Much darker than the preceding species, with remarkably broad 

 anterior wings. 



Expansion of the wings 4| — 6 lines. Head greyish ochreous; 

 anterior wings ochreous brown, unspotted; cilia ochreous brown, 

 with the tips darker. 



Larva unknown. 



The perfect insect appears in July ; it has occurred near 

 Zurich. 



