DEPBESSABIA] OECOPHORIDAE 621 



discal stigma blackish, second whitish, often preceded by a red 

 dot or dash, above which is sometimes a fuscous suffusion ; 

 terminal cilia dark rosy-grey except towards tornus. Hindwings 

 ochreous-grey-whitish . 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, E. Ireland, common; C. 

 Europe ; 7, 8. Larva grey, dorsal and subdorsal lines in- 

 distinctly darker ; dots black ; head and plate of 2 black : 

 amongst spun shoots of Ulex, Cytisus, and Genista ; 5, 6. A 

 peculiar variety of the larva occurs on Genista tinctoria ; green, 

 lines brown-reddish ; the imagos tend to bo somewhat darker. 



2. D. umbellana, Stph. 19-21 mm. Forewings whitish- 

 ochreous ; veins and dorsum marked with dark fuscous lines ; 

 first and sometimes second discal stigmata black ; terminal 

 black dots. Hindwings pale whitish-grey, round apex some- 

 times interruptedly dark-edged. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, E. Ireland, rather local ; 

 Holland, France, Spain ; 8-4. Larva dull green ; dots black ; 

 head and plate of 2 black : amongst spun shoots of Ulex ; 6, 7. 



3. D. assimilella, Tr. 18-20 nim. Forewings whitish - 

 ochreous, often mixed with deeper ochreous or brownish, strewn 

 with dots of blackish scales ; first discal stigma blackish, 

 second whitish, but usually obsolete, sometimes preceded by a 

 reddish mark, across which lies often an oblique dark fuscous 

 suffusion. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Britain to Ross, E. Ireland, common ; C. and SE. Europe ; 

 6-8. Larva brown ; dots black ; head and plate of 2 black : 

 between spun twigs of Cytisus scoparius ; 11-4. 



4. D. atomella, Hb. (scopariella, Hem.) 19-21 mm. Fore- 

 wings pale yellow-ochreous, more or less sprinkled or sometimes 

 wholly suffused with light rosy-brownish, with some scattered 

 blackish scales ; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar 

 dot obliquely above it ; second whitish, often obsolete, some- 

 times preceded by a similar dot; sometimes a suffused dark 

 spot above these; dark fuscous terminal dots. Hindwings 

 whitish-grey, darker posteriorly. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, local ; C. and S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor ; 7, 8. Larva dull green, sides more yellowish ; 

 dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; dots black ; head pale 

 brown ; 2 pale green, with two black crescentic marks : amongst 

 spun leaves of Cytisus and Genista ; 4, 5. 



5. D. liturella, Schif. (flavella, Hb. ; Upunctosa, Stt.) 19- 

 21 mm. Forewings whitish-ochreous, sometimes more or less 

 mixed with pale ferruginous -ochreous, usually with a few 



