(;KLECHIA] GELECHIADAE 591 



beyond plical ; traces of pale fascia at J faintly perce]jtible. 

 Hindwings over 1, light grey, sometimes darker posteriorly. 



England, rather common ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 5, 6, 8. 

 Larva grey-greenish ; dots black ; head brown ; 2 pale brown, 

 with two blackish spots : in brownish blotches in leaves of 

 Carduus and Centaurea ; 7, 9. 



14. G. artemisiella, Tr. 10-11 mm. Terminal joint of palpi 

 as long as second or hardly longer. Forewings dark brown, 

 whitish -sprinkled, more or less streaked longitudinally with 

 ferruginous, dorsal area usually lighter; stigmata somewhat 

 elongate, black, first discal rather beyond plical ; usually a 

 black mark on fold beyond plical ; some black dots before apex 

 and on termen. Hindwings 1, light grey, darker terminally. 



England to York, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva greenish ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; head 

 pale brown ; 2 brown-marked : in spun shoots of Thymus; 5, 6. 



15. G. atriplicella, F.R. 13-15 mm. Terminal joint of palpi 

 as long as second. Forewings dark fuscous, whitish-sprinkled, 

 mixed or somewhat streaked longitudinally with pale ochreous, 

 dorsal area lighter; a dark spot on costa at J; stigmata 

 blackish, ill-defined, first discal rather beyond plical ; indistinct 

 blackish spots on fold before and beyond plical, and in angle of 

 a faint pale fascia at J. Hindwings 1, light grey, darker 

 terminally. 



England to York, local ; C. Europe ; 7, 8. Larva greenish- 

 yellow or green; dorsal line rosy - suffused ; head yellowish: 

 amongst spun leaves, flowers, and seeds of Atriplex and 

 Chenopodium, ; 5, 6. 



16. G. obsoletella, F.R. 12-13 mm. Terminal joint of palpi 

 as long as second. Forewings pale greyish-ochreous, sprinkled 

 with dark fuscous and ochreous-whitish ; stigmata dark fuscous, 

 first discal rather beyond plical ; a dark fuscous spot close 

 beyond and slightly beneath second discal, sometimes confluent 

 with it ; an indistinct fine pale angulated fascia at J, sometimes 

 obsolete. Hindwings 1, whitish-grey, terminally darker. 



England to York, especially on coasts, local ; C. Europe, N. 

 Africa ; 5-9. Larva pale yellowish-green ; dorsal line reddish ; 

 sides sometimes rosy-tinged; dots blackish - grey ; head pale 

 brow r nish- ochreous; plate of 2 blackish - bro wn : in stems of 

 Atriplex and Chenopodium; 6-10. 



17. G. plantaginella, Stt. 13-15 mm. Head grey, face 

 whitish. Terminal joint of palpi as long as second. Forewings 

 brown ; veins and costa grey-whitish, sufFuscdly irrorated with 



