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central line ; ocellus represented by a violet-silvery-metallic 

 transverse mark. Hindwings in white, apex narrowly dark 

 fuscous ; in dark fuscous, paler basally. 



England to York, local; WC. and SW. Europe; 5, 6. 

 Larva in pods of Ulex ; 7-9. 



9. L. pallifrontana, Z. 9-10 mm. Face and palpi white. 

 Forewings dark fuscous ; costa with eight whitish strigulae, 

 three ending in bluish - leaden - metallic marks ; a slightly 

 curved subquadrate ochreous- whitish median dorsal blotch, 

 with dark fuscous central line ; ocellus represented by a 

 purplish-leaden-metallic transverse mark. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous, lighter basally. 



Bucks, local; C. Europe; 7. Larva dull yellowish - green ; 

 spots brown ; head and plate of 2 pale brown : in pods of 

 Astragalus glycypTiyllos ; 8. The larva becomes brilliant red 

 immediately before pupation. 



10. L. compositella, F. 9-10 mm. Face and palpi white. 

 Forewings dark fuscous ; costa with eight long white strigulae, 

 several ending in leaden-metallic marks; a slightly curved 

 broad quadrate whitish median dorsal blotch, with three 

 parallel blackish lines, surmounted by a leaden-metallic mark ; 

 ocellus represented by a leaden - metallic transverse mark. 

 Hindwings in <J white, apex broadly fuscous ; in 9 dark fuscous, 

 lighter basally. 



England to York, rather common : N. and C. Europe ; 6. 

 Larva in pods of Trifolium ; 8. 



11. L. orobana, Tr. 12-15 mm. Palpi whitish. Forewings 

 dark brown, sometimes sprinkled with pale ochreous; costa 

 with strong ochreous-white strigulae, some ending in leaden- 

 metallic marks ; a long moderately broad curved ochreous- 

 white median dorsal blotch; ocellus paler, edged with 

 leaden-metallic, with several black dashes. Hindwings in $ 

 whitish with broad dark fuscous terminal border, in $ dark 

 fuscous, lighter basally. 



Cambridge, York, very local ; Europe ; 7. Larva deep 

 yellow, brownish-tinged ; head and plate of 2 almost black : in 

 pods of Vicia sylvatica ; 8, 9. 



12. L. dorsana, F. 14-17 mm. Differs from L. orobana as 

 follows : palpi partly dark fuscous ; antennae of $ unusually 

 long and thick ; forewings with costa in $ straighter, dorsal 

 blotch narrow and less curved, hind wings in $ with dark 

 border still broader, in wholly dark fuscous. 



York to Caledonian Canal, local ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 



