746 TINEINA [LITHOCOLLETIS 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, common ; C. Europe, Asia 

 Minor, N. America; 5, 8, 11. Larva pale yellow; dorsal line 

 greenish ; head pale brownish : in leaves of Lonicera (underside) ; 

 3, 4, 7, 10. 



45. L. comparella, Z. 7-8 mm. Forewings white, irrorated 

 with fuscous ; three thick oblique costal and two shorter alter- 

 nating dorsal bars fuscous, darker-edged posteriorly ; a fuscous 

 costal spot before apex ; a black apical strigula. Hindwings grey. 



Kent, Surrey, Berks, Hereford, local ; 0. Europe, WC. Asia 

 to Turkestan ; 5, 8. Larva in leaves of Populus alba ; 7, 9, 10. 



8. ORNIX, Tr. 



Head rough, face smooth. Antennae about 1, in c simple, 

 basal joint without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, 

 slightly curved, porrected or subascending, second joint smooth- 

 scaled, terminal shorter, pointed. Maxillary palpi moderately 

 long, filiform, porrected. Posterior tibiae smooth-scaled. Fore- 

 wings : Ib simple, 3 absent, 6 and 7 usually stalked, 7 to 

 costa. Hindwings f, narrow-lanceolate, cilia 2-3 ; 3 sometimes 

 absent, transverse vein absent between 4 and 5, 5 and 6 some- 

 times stalked. 



A genus of some twenty species, almost restricted to Europe ; 

 a development of Gracilaria. Imago with forewings elongate- 

 lanceolate. Larva without prolegs on 10, at first mining in 

 leaves, afterwards within a folded (seldom conically rolled) corner 

 of a leaf. The imago sits with the forepart much raised, the 

 anterior and middle legs prominently displayed. 



1. Forewings with four costal spots . . 1. guttea. 



,, with numerous costal strigulae . 2. 



2. Cilia round apex with tips white . . .3. 



,, with tips dark fuscous . . 4. 



3. Head and forewings white-mixed . . 3. betulae. 



,, not white-mixed . 2. loganella. 



4. Markings of forewings ochreous-tinged . 8. fagivora. 



not ochreous-tinged . 5. 



5. Palpi wholly white . . . .6. 



,, with two dark bands . . .7. 



6. Head ochreous-tinged . . .5. torquillella. 



,, not ochreous-tinged . . 4. scoticella. 



7. Forewings with ground-colour grey, blackish spots 



distinct . 7. avellanella. 

 dark fuscous, blackish 



spots suffused 6. anglicella. 



