ARGYRESTHIA] TINEIDAE 763 



Section A. Forewings with 7 and 8 stalked. 



1. A. illuminatella, Z. 9-11 nun. Head achroous-yellowish. 

 Fore wings shining light greyish-ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings 

 light grey. 



Norfolk (?), Moray, local, perhaps overlooked; C. Europe; 



5, 6. Larva reddish -grey ; head and plate of 2 black: in 

 shoots of Pinus. The specimens obtained in Norfolk were 

 beaten from larch. 



J. A. arceuthina, Z. 8-9 nun. Head and thorax white, 

 patagia bronzy. Forewings bright shining golden -bronzy. 

 Hind wings pale grey. 



Britain to Roxburgh, common; (!. and SW. Europe; 5, 6. 

 Larva in shoots of Juniperus ; 4, 5. 



3. A. praecocella, Z. 9-10 mm. Head ochreous- whitish. 

 Fore wings shining light ochreous, faintly rosy-tinged. Hind- 

 wings grey. 



Norfolk, Cambridge, Westmoreland, amongst Juniperus, 

 local ; C. and SW. Europe ; 5. 



4. A. dilectella, Z. 8-10 mm. Head white. Forewings 

 violet-whitish, suffusedly mixed and irrorated with brownish - 

 golden ; a transverse oblique mark from middle of dorsum, a 

 small spot on middle of costa and another beyond it usually 

 darker golden-brown ; some small darker spots towards apex. 

 Hind wings pale grey. 



England, common ; Switzerland, Germany, Finland ; 7. 

 Larva in shoots of Juniperus ; 5. 



Section B. Forewings with 7 and 8 separate. 



5. A. andereggiella, Dup. 10-11 mm. Head and thorax white. 

 Forewings shining white ; two golden -brown fasciae, first before 

 middle, often obsolete on costa, connected by a bar from middle 

 with apex of second, second oblique, emitting a branch to apex 

 of wing. Hindwings grey. 



England, local; 0. Europe, N. America (perhaps introduced); 

 7, 8. Larva in shoots of apple and hazel ; 5. 



6. A. brockeella, lib. 10-12 mm. Head and thorax white. 

 Forewings deep coppery-golden ; a spot on base of dorsum, 

 a fascia at J-, three posterior semioval costal spots and a larger 

 tornal spot shining white ; sometimes the fascia is connected 

 with adjacent costal and dorsal spots. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Perth, N. and E. Ireland, common ; C. Europe ; 



6, 7. Larva pinkish -brown ; head brown; plate of 2 partly 



