HOMOEOSOMA] PHYCITIDAE 377 



S. England to Pembroke and Norfolk, E. Ireland, on coasts, 

 local ; SO. and S. Europe, \VC. Asia to Turkestan ; 7. Larva 

 whitish ; head light reddish-brown ; plate of 2 pale brown, 

 posterior edge black-dotted: in root-stocks of Plantayolanceolata ; 

 8-4. 



2. H. binaevella, Hb. (eluviella, Dbld.) 20-25 mm. Fore- 

 wings distinctly dilated, pale brownish -ochreous, costal half 

 suffused with white, with a few dark fuscous scales ; first line 

 indicated by a straight oblique series of three large dark fuscous 

 dots ; second pale, obscurely dark-edged ; two large dark fuscous 

 transversely placed discal dots. Hindwings light fuscous. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, local ; C. and S. Europe ; 

 7. Larva pale green ; dorsal and subdorsal lines pink ; spira- 

 cular pink, interrupted ; head reddish-brown ; plate of 2 pos- 

 teriorly brownish : in flower-heads of Carduus lanceolatus ; 8, 9. 



3. H. cretacella, fisl. (senecionis, Vaughan) 19-21 mm. 

 Fore wings distinctly dilated, pale brownish-ochreous, becoming 

 whitish towards costa, sprinkled with dark fuscous ; first line 

 indicated by an angulated oblique series of three blackish dots, 

 second by a straight series of about five dark fuscous dots ; 

 two blackish transversely placed discal dots. Hindwings pale 

 fuscous. 



S. England to Gloucester and Norfolk, N. Ireland, on coasts, 

 local ; C. Europe : 5, 7. Larva deep purple-brown ; head and 

 plate of 2 blackish-brown : in flower heads and stems of Senecio 

 jacobaea ; 6, 8, 9. 



4. H. nimbella, Z. (saxicola, Vaughan) 13-19 mm. Fore- 

 wings light ochreous, sometimes greyish-tinged, more or less 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous, towards costa more or less broadly 

 suffused with white ; first line indicated by an angulated oblique 

 series of three blackish dots, second straight, almost obsolete, 

 hardly dark-edged ; two blackish transversely placed discal 

 dots. Hindwings pale fuscous. 



Britain to Kirkcudbright, E. Ireland, on coasts, local ; 

 Europe, WC. Asia to N. Persia ; 6, 8. Larva yellowish-green ; 

 dorsal line, subdorsal series of spots or rings, and spiracular 

 series of three marks on each segment purplish ; head dark 

 brown : plate of 2 yellow-brown, posterior edge black : in 

 flowers of Anthemis, Jasione, Senecio, etc. ; 7, 9. 



5. H. nebulella, Hb. 22-25 mm. Forewings pale whitish- 

 ochreous, tinged with grey and sprinkled with dark grey, 

 towards costa suffused with whitish ; first line indicated by 

 two blackish dots, upper more remote from base : second 



