780 TINEINA [INCURVARIA 



rather obtuse ; hindwings with hair-scales. Larva stout, when 

 very young mining in leaves, thereafter cutting out a flat 

 portable case and feeding on dead leaves on the ground. 



Head pale greyish-ochreous; spots indistinct 1. pectinea. 

 yellowish-ochreous ; spots sharply marked 2. muscalella. 



1. I. pectinea, Hiv. 12-14 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous. 

 Forewings shining prismatic fuscous ; a yellow-whitish dorsal 

 spot before middle, and an indistinct dot before tornus. Hind- 

 wings brassy-grey. 



Britain to Sutherland, Ireland, local ; N. and C. Europe, N. 

 Asia ; 5. Larva whitish ; head yellow-brownish ; plates of 2-4 

 fuscous : on birch and hazel ; 6-9. 



2. I. muscalella, F. (masculella, Hb.) 12-14 mm. Head pale 

 ochreous, ferruginous- tinged. Forewings rather dark purplish- 

 bronzy-fuscous ; a whitish triangular dorsal spot before middle, 

 and a smaller one before tornus. Hindwings rather dark grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, N. and E. Ireland, common; Europe; 

 5. Larva whitish ; head and plate of 2 pale brown ; 3 and 4 

 with pairs of dark spots : on hawthorn, Riles, etc.; 6-10. 



34. LAMPRONIA, Stph. 



Head rough, face with appressed hairs. Tongue short. 

 Antennae f, in $ simple, basal joint without pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderate, porrected, second joint with apical bristles, 

 terminal joint moderate, somewhat pointed. Maxillary palpi 

 long, filiform, folded. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings : Ib 

 furcate, 7 to costa. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia f ; all 

 veins separate. 



A genus of few species, characteristic of Europe ; derived 

 from Tinea. Most of the species fly in the sunshine. Imago 

 with forewings elongate, moderate, apex rather obtuse. Larva 

 feeding in shoots, or in a portable flat case on leaves of Rosaceae, 

 especially dead ones. 



1 . Forewings unicolorous . . 2. 



,, with pale markings . . .3. 



2. Tornus of forewings distinctly prominent 2. pubicomis. 



,, hardly marked . 1. tenuicornis. 



3. Forewings with numerous pale dots . 6. rubiella. 



without such dots . . .4. 



4. Head fuscous . . . . .5. 



,, light yellow-ochreous . . 5. praelatella. 



5. Forewings with pale antemedian fascia . 4. luzelln. 



without antemedian markings 3. quadripwnctdla. 



