ANCYLIS] EPIBLEMIDAE 479 



throughout, central fascia with projection stronger, following 

 stria wholly whitish, three minute blackish dots at base of 

 cilia on middle of termen ; hindwings sometimes paler. 



Norfolk, Cambridge, in fens, locally plentiful Germany ; 6, 

 8. Larva probably on Lathyrus. 



4. A. myrtillana, Tr. 11-14 mm. Forewings ochreous or 

 pale brownish, sometimes striated with whitish, costa posteriorly 

 spotted with dark fuscous ; a rather dark fuscous irregularly 

 triangular dorsal blotch extending from base to beyond middle, 

 surrounding space sometimes wholly whitish ; central fascia 

 ochreous-brownish, with wedge-shaped posterior projection 

 upwards from below middle, marked with one or two black 

 dashes in middle. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to the Orkneys, N. and E. Ireland, local ; N. and C. 

 Europe ; 6. Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus ; 7, 8. 



5. A. siculana, Hb. 14-16 mm. Forewings fuscous-whitish, 

 sprinkled with fuscous, costa strigulated with dark fuscous 

 except towards base ; a clear whitish median longitudinal 

 streak from base to beyond middle, edged beneath by a suffused 

 rather dark fuscous streak running to apex but obliquely inter- 

 rupted beyond middle, suffusedly connected with tornus before 

 interruption ; costal extremity of central fascia dark fuscous. 

 Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal (except WC. and SW. England), 

 S. Ireland, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 5, 6. Larva on Myrica ; 

 7,8. 



Section B. 3 and 4 of hindwings stalked. 



6. A. comptana, Frol. 10-12 mm. Forewings rather dark 

 grey, sometimes whitish-mixed, beneath costa posteriorly some- 

 times ferruginous, costa posteriorly blackish strigulated with 

 whitish ; large basal patch with edge obliquely rounded and less 

 marked towards costa, and central fascia with acute posterioi 

 median projection, not reaching dorsum, dark fuscous, often 

 very indistinct ; sometimes one or two black marks near tornus. 

 Hindwings grey. 



England to Cheshire, rather local, especially on chalk downs ; 

 C. Europe, N. America ; 5, 6, 8. Larva on Potentilla ; 7, 9. 



7. A. unguicella, L. 14-17 mm. Forewings whitish, 

 sprinkled or . sometimes suffused with light fuscous, more or 

 less striated with brown, costa strigulated with dark fuscous 

 and whitish ; basal patch with edge obliquely rounded and less 

 marked towards costa, narrow central fascia with short posterior 



