680 TINKINA [MOMPHA 



2. M. schrankella, lib. 11-12 mm. Head dark leaden-metallic. 

 Antennae with apex in 9 white. Forewings orange, sometimes 

 suffused with purple-brown ; a black basal blotch, extended on 

 costa, where it is preceded and followed by leaden -metallic 

 spots, posterior often connected with a leaden-metallic black- 

 edged spot beyond it on dorsum ; a wedge-shaped mark along 

 middle of costa, and an oblique mark from dorsum before tornus 

 leaden-metallic, black-edged; a blackish apical patch, pre- 

 ceded by a whitish costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Dorset, York to Caledonian Canal, N. Ireland, local; C. 

 Europe; 6, 8. Larva grey ish- green ; head and plate of 2 

 black : in blotches in leaves of jEpilobium alsinifolium ; 5, 7. 



3. M. raschkiella, Z. 8-10 mm. Head leaden-metallic, face 

 silvery. Forewings dark fuscous ; an orange-yellow dorsal spot 

 towards base, followed by an oblique leaden-metallic fascia, be- 

 yond which is a black scale-tuft on fold ; a leaden-metallic spot 

 on middle of costa ; a double orange spot in disc posteriorly, 

 divided by a leaden-metallic spot beneath, and connected above 

 with a white costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Surrey, Gloucester, Hereford, local ; C. Europe ; 6, 8. 

 Larva deep yellow, sides more orange ; dorsal line green ; 

 head dark brown : in blotches in leaves of Epilobium angusti- 

 folium; 5, 7. 



4. M. conturbatella, lib. 15-16 mm. Head dark fuscous, 

 face whitish. Forewings dark fuscous, with several small 

 scattered dull orange -ferruginous spots ; an obscure whitish 

 spot on base of dorsum ; an oblique fascia before middle, a 

 sometimes incomplete fascia in middle, a spot in disc posteriorly, 

 another beyond tornus, and apical dot bluish-leaden-metallic; 

 three black scale-tufts towards dorsum, and three less marked 

 above them ; a small white tornal spot, and large white costal 

 spot beyond it. Hindwings rather dark fuscous. 



Surrey, Hereford, York, Lancashire, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva blackish : in spun shoots of Epilobium angusti- 

 folium ; 5, 6. 



5. M. propinquella, Stt. (paludicolella, Dbld.) 10-12 mm. 

 Head and thorax ochreous-white. Forewings dark leaden- 

 fuscous, with several small scattered orange-ferruginous spots 

 on dorsal half; an ochreous-white triangular blotch on base 

 of dorsum, almost touching costa at base ; one or two white 

 dots beyond this ; three black scale-tufts towards dorsum, and 

 three others above them ; a white and ferruginous line from 

 costa before middle running round central tuft ; a small white 



