408 PYRALIDINA [PHLYCTAENIA 



15. PHLYCTAENIA, Hb. 



Antennae f. Labial palpi porrected, second joint with 

 dense projecting scales attenuated to a point forwards, 

 terminal concealed. Maxillary palpi somewhat dilated at 

 apex. Tibial outer middle-spur in $ obsolete, end-spur J-f. 



A rather considerable genus, characteristic of the Northern 

 hemisphere. Larva feeding in a slight web or among spun 

 leaves ; when full fed they often become rosy or flesh-colour. 



1. Cilia of forewings white, base dark fuscous 1. cilialis. 



not white . . . .2. 



2. Discal spot of forewings 8-shaped or reniform . 3. 



narrow, transverse . . 5. 



3. Forewings reddish-ochreous . . 4. ferrugalis. 



not reddish-ochreous . . .4. 



4. Forewings fuscous-grey . . .5. prunalis. 



pale whitish-ochreous . . 3. lutealis. 



5. Forewings yellow-ochreous . . 2. crocealis. 



not yellow-ochreous . . .6. 



6. Forewings with pale whitish - yellowish 



blotches . . . .8. sambucalis. 



without pale blotches . . .7. 



7. Second line slightly sinuate below middle 6. terrealis. 



deeply sinuate below middle . 7. fuscalis. 



1. P. cilialis, Hb. 22-25 mm. Forewings ferruginous, 

 obscurely streaked with yellowish between veins; costa and 

 termen suffused with fuscous ; second line faintly fuscous, 

 curved ; cilia white, base dark fuscous. Hindwings pale 

 whitish - yellowish, fuscous - tinged ; termen suffused with 

 fuscous. 



Cambridge, in fens, very local ; C. Europe ; 6, 7. Larva 

 yellow ; dorsal line olive -green, partly red -tinged ; subdorsal 

 reddish - purple ; lines continued on head: on Carex riparia ; 

 9, 10. 



2. P. crocealis, Hb. 20-23 mm. Forewings yellow-ochreous ; 

 lines fuscous, first curved, second curved, strongly sinuate 

 inwards below middle; orbicular dot and linear discal mark 

 fuscous ; a dark fuscous terminal line. Hindwings whitish- 

 grey, with faint darker second line. 



England, Bute, E. and W. Ireland, common ; C. Europe ; 7, 

 8. Larva dull green ; dorsal line dark greenish-grey ; head 

 black : on Inula dysenterica ; 4, 5. 



3. P. lutealis, Hb. 21-24 mm. Forewings pale whitish- 



