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TINEINA 



[BUCCULATRIX 



A rather limited genus, but occurring throughout the 

 Northern hemisphere and in Australia. With the following 

 genus, it represents in Europe a group of genera (Erechthias 



and its allies) which is especially 

 developed in Australia and New 

 Zealand. The peculiar antennal 

 structure recurs in Comodica, 

 a genus of this group. Imago 

 with forewings lanceolate. Larva 

 mining in leaves when young, 

 afterwards rather rough-skinned, 

 feeding externally on surface of 

 leaves. Pupa in an elongate 

 ribbed cocoon. 



Neu ration of Bucculatrix nigricomella 

 a, basal portion of antenna of <J- 



1. Forewings unicolorous . . 1. cristatella. 



not unicolorous . . .2. 



2. Forewings yellow . . . .8. thoracella. 



not yellow . . . .3. 



3. Forewings dark with two pairs of pale markings . 4. 



light with dark markings . . 7. 



4. Head dark fuscous . . 2. nigricomella. 



at most mixed with dark fuscous . . 5. 



5. Forewings dark fuscous . . .7. cidarella. 



not dark fuscous . . .6. 



6. Plical and second discal stigmata black 



3. maritima. 

 obsolete 11. demaryella. 

 9. ulmella. 



. 8. 

 4. artemisiae. 



. 9. 

 10. crataegi. 



. 10. 

 6. loyerella. 

 5. frangulella. 



7. Head more or less ferruginous 



not ferruginous-tinged 



8. Forewings with two dark costal spots 



three dark costal spots 



9. Head pale fuscous 



white 

 10. Forewings with blackish apical dash 



without blackish apical dash 



1. B. cristatella, Z. 6-7 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish to 

 light yellowish -fuscous. Forewings shining ochreous-grey. 

 Hindwings grey. 



England to Westmoreland, rather local ; C. Europe ; 6, 8. 

 Larva pale greenish ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; dots 

 whitish ; head pale brown plate of 2 yellowish, brown-dotted : 

 on Achillea millefolium ; 4, 5, 7. 



2. B. nigricomella, Z. (aurimaculella, Stt.) 7-8 mm. Head 

 dark fuscous. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings shining 



