706 TINEINA [ADRLA 



$ ferruginous, face in <j> hairy. Antennae in 2J, white, 

 towards base blackish - ringed ; in $ 1J, black, not thickened, 

 towards apex white. Forewings coppery-bronzy, towards costa 

 purple-tinged. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



Britain to Sutherland, E. Ireland, very local ; N. and C. 

 Europe ', 4. The imago frequents flowers of Salix caprea. 



44. NEMOTOIS, lib. 



Head rough ; face smooth. Eyes in enlarged, approximated 

 on crown. Tongue developed. Antennae in about 3, in 9 

 1J or more, in simple, basal joint without pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderate, curved, ascending, shorter in $ , with long 

 rough projecting hairs in front, terminal joint pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi obsolete. Abdomen in 9 much narrowed 

 posteriorly. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings : Ib furcate, 7 

 to costa. Hindwings 1, elongate - ovate, cilia ; 6 and 7 

 approximated or stalked. 



A rather small genus but distributed throughout all the 

 principal regions except New Zealand. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, moderate, apex rounded ; the species fly in hot sun- 

 shine. Larva at first in seedheads, afterwards in a flat case on 

 lower leaves. 



1. Forewings with well-marked dark fascia . 4. fasciellus. 



,, without distinct fascia . . 2. 



2. Forewings with blackish subcostal basal dash 3. minimellus. 



,, without such dash . . .3. 



3. Forewings long, rather shining . .1. scabiosellus. 



rather short, brightly shining 2. cupriacellus. 



1. N. scabiosellus, Sc. (1 metallicus, Pod.) 15-20 mm. Head 

 ferruginous. Antennae in roughened with scales above 

 towards base. Abdomen of 9 very much attenuated posteriorly. 

 Forewings long, rather shining golden-bronzy, somewhat coppery- 

 tinged. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



S. England to Norfolk arid Denbigh, local; N. and C. Europe; 

 6, 7. Larva whitish ; head and plates of 2-4 black : in seed- 

 heads of Scabiosa arvensis and S. columbaria, afterwards in flat 

 cases of leaf-fragments on leaves : 8-10. 



2. N. cupriacellus, lib. 14-15 mm. Head ferruginous, fore- 

 head in <J black. Antennae in with basal -j- clothed with 

 rough scales above, in gradually thickened towards base. 

 Forewings shining golden - bronze, usually more coppery 

 posteriorly ; sometimes a faintly indicated darker postmedian 

 fascia. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous. 



