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towards apex more brownish, hardly purple-tinged. Hindwings 

 grey. 



England to Lancashire, local ; C. Europe ; 5, 7. Larva 

 green : in irregular galleries in leaves of pear ; 6, 8. 



10. N. pyri, Glitz. 4-5 mm. Head ferruginous, collar pale 

 yellowish. Antermal eyecaps yellow - whitish. Forewings 

 shining greenish-bronzy ; base of costa purplish ; apical fourth 

 bright purple, apex with deep blue reflections. Hindwings grey. 



Hereford, local ; Germany, Switzerland ; 5, 8. Larva green : 

 in strongly contorted galleries in leaves of pear; 7, 10. 



11. N. oxyacanthella, Stt. 4-5 mm. Head ferruginous- 

 orange, collar ochreous-whitish. Antennal eyecaps ochreous- 

 whitish. Forewings rather shining deep fuscous - purple. 

 Hindwings grey. 



England to Durham, E. Ireland, common ; C. Europe ; 5, 8. 

 Larva green ; head dark grey or blackish : in long irregular 

 galleries in leaves of hawthorn; 7, 9, 10. 



12. N. desperatella, Fr. 4-5 mm. Head ferruginous-orange, 

 collar dark bronzy-fuscous. Antennal eyecaps whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings deep shining fuscous-bronzy, coppery-tinged. Hind- 

 wings light grey. 



Hereford, Lancashire, local ; Germany, Switzerland ; 5, 8. 

 Larva green : in strongly contorted galleries in leaves of apple ; 

 7, 9, 10. 



13. N. nylandriella, Tgstr. 3-5 mm. Head ferruginous- 

 yellowish to brown, collar whitish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. 

 Forewings light shining ochreous-grey, apex somewhat darker. 

 Hindwings pale grey. 



Cambridge, Lancashire, Sutherland, local ; N. Europe, 

 Germany ; 5, 7. Larva green : in irregular galleries in leaves 

 of Pyrus aucuparia ; 6, 8, 9. 



14. N. torminalis, Wood. 4-5 mm. Head black, collar whitish. 

 Antennal eyecaps white. Forewings pale golden-brown ; apical 

 fourth purple, preceded by a broad straight anteriorly ill-defined 

 brassy fascia. Hindwings dark grey. 



Hereford, very local ; not recorded elsewhere ; 6. Larva 

 pale yellowish ; head blackish : in a broad contorted gallery in 

 leaves of Pyrus torminalis ; 7. 



15. N. regiella, US. 4-5 mm. Head ferruginous -orange, 

 collar dark fuscous. Antennal eyecaps ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings shining brownish -golden, suffused with purplish, 

 apex more purple ; a broad straight shining brassy fascia 

 beyond middle. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



