584 



TINEINA 



[XENOLECHIA 



stigmata black, raised, first discal much beyond plical ; a 

 similar spot in disc obliquely before plical, another on fold 

 rather beyond first discal, and a third close beneath second 

 discal. Hindwings considerably over 1, grey. 



Cheshire to Northumberland, common ; Holland, Germany ; 

 5, 6. Larva dull reddish, segmental incisions greenish ; dots 

 black ; head brown ; plate of 2 black, crescentic, bisected : in 

 silken gallery amongst shoots of Erica cinerea ; 6, 7. 



2. X. humeralis, Z. (lyellella, Dbld.) 13-14 mm. Forewings 

 ochreous- whitish, often more or less mixed or wholly suffused 

 with fuscous, sometimes ochreous-mixed ; a black mark along 

 costa at base ; stigmata large, black, very irregular, plical 

 sometimes connected with costal mark, first discal much beyond 

 plical. Hindwings somewhat over 1, light grey. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, local and not common ; C. and 

 S. Europe, Asia Minor; 7-4. 



3. X. scalella, Sc. (aleella, F.) 13-14 mm. Forewings 

 white ; a transverse basal mark, a narrow oblique fascia at J, a 

 triangular spot on middle of costa, a dot on fold below it, a 

 spot on tornus, another on costa opposite, a dot between them, 

 and an apical spot black. Hindwings 1, light grey. 



Kent and Hants to Hereford and Cambridge, local ; Europe ; 

 5, 6. Larva said to feed on moss ; 8. 



12. GELECHIA, Hb. 



Labial palpi very long, second joint thickened with more or 



less rough scales beneath, some- 

 times furrowed, terminal almost 

 or quite as long as or longer 

 than second. Forewings : 6 

 seldom out of 7 near base. 

 Hindwings 1 or over 1, seldom 

 under 1, trapezoidal, apex more 

 or less pointed, termen more or 

 less sinuate, cilia f-lj; 3 and 4 

 connate, 5 somewhat approxi- 

 mated, 6 and 7 closely approxi- 

 mated or connate or stalked. 

 A very large sjenus, uni- 



Neuration and head of Gelechia terrella. -,, -,. , -, , - ., , 



versally distributed ; it may be 



regarded as a development of Recurvaria. Imago with fore- 

 wings elongate, more or less pointed. Larva usually in spun 

 shoots or leaves. 



