432 PYRALIDINA [OXYPTILUS 



Kent to Devon and Norfolk, on sandhills, local ; C. and S. 

 Europe, WC. Asia to Turkestan; 6-8. Larva probably on 

 flowers of Hieracium (abroad on Andryala) ; 7, 9. 



2. 0. pilosellae, Z. 16-18 mm. Forewings dark reddish- 

 fuscous ; two ill-defined whitish bars on segments ; cilia mixed 

 with black scales, costal and dorsal with pale ochreous-reddish 

 bars. Hindwings dark fuscous, third segment dark reddish- 

 fuscous, with apical patch of black scales in upper cilia, dorsal 

 scale-tooth black, moderate, subapical. 



Kent to Dorset, Cambridge, local ; N. and C. Europe, WC. 

 Asia to N. Persia ; 7, 8. Larva on Hieracium pilosetta ; 6. 



3. 0. parvidactylus, Hw. 14-16 mm. Forewings dark 

 reddish-fuscous, somewhat white-sprinkled ; two distinct white 

 bars on segments ; cilia with patches of black scales, costal and 

 dorsal barred with white. Hindwings dark fuscous, third seg- 

 ment dark reddish-fuscous, with apical patch of black scales in 

 upper cilia and whitish spot in apical cilia, dorsal scale-tooth 

 large, black, apical. 



England, N. Ireland, local ; Europe, WC. Asia to N. Persia : 

 6, 7. Larva on Hieracium pilosella (?) ; 9-5. 



4. 0. hieracii, Z. 17-20 mm. Forewings dark reddish-fus- 

 cous ; two distinct white bars on segments ; cilia with patches 

 of black scales, costal and dorsal with reddish -whitish bars. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous, third segment dark reddish-fuscous, 

 with apical patch of purple-blackish scales in upper cilia and 

 reddish -whitish spot in apical cilia, dorsal scale-tooth large, 

 purple-blackish, apical. 



England, very local and scarce ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 7, 

 8. Larva on Hieracium umbellatum ; 6. 



5. 0. teucrii, Greening (heterodactylus, Hw., non Vill.) 19-21 

 mm. Forewings dark reddish-fuscous, with a few white scales; 

 indistinct whitish spots at J of disc, and base of first segment ; 

 two well-marked white bars on segments ; cilia mixed with 

 black scales, barred with whitish. Hindwings dark fuscous, 

 third segment with two subapical black scale -teeth in upper 

 cilia, suboblong subapical and small apical scale-teeth in dorsal 

 cilia, separated by whitish spots. 



England, local ; Germany ; 6, 7. Larva pale greyish-green ; 

 dorsal and subdorsal lines darker green ; spots brown, hairs 

 numerous, whitish : on Teucrium scorodonia ; 9-5. 



3. PLATYPTILIA, Hb. 

 Face tufted. Labial palpi subascending, second joint loosely 



