U'2 WILLIAM T. M. FOKHES 



2. R. ilicifolana Kearfott. Dull fuscous, somewhat powdery and strigose. 

 Inner margin contrastingly pale beyond middle; the boundary erect. Costa, pale 

 at second fourth, then more or less suffused with dark in the form of a broad tri- 

 angle whose apex is formed by a black spot at the end of the cell; this shade 

 reaching from the middle of the costa to the apex. 10-13 mm. 



June. Larva on terminal leaves of Ilex. 



Xew Jersey, North Carolina, British Columbia. Ileinrich considers this a food- 

 variety of R. ncevana. 



12. KUNDKYA Ileinrich . 



Similar to Norma. Fore wing with R 4 and R G completely united. R 2 arising 

 from discal cell. Male with only one long ventral spine oil cucullus of valve. 



1. K. finitimana Heinrich. Fuscous brown, more ferruginuous toward apex of 

 fore wing. Base dark; a fairly broad antemedial and a median pale fascia, some- 

 what scaled with lead color; speculum pale, with the inner bar leaden. Usually a 

 black dot in apex; fringe fuscous with a black basal line. Hind wing dark. 

 9-10 mm. 



Larva on Ileae verticillata-. Moth in June and July. Pupa with large pro- 

 truding orange spiracles. 



New Hampshire; Virginia. 



13. EPIBLEMA Hubner 



(Eucosma, Pcedisca, etc., in part, with Notocelia Hiibner) 



Similar to Eucosma. Fore wing (fig. 265) normally with Rj arising well before 

 middle of cell. Hind wing frequently thickened at inner margin, with a more or 

 less distinct hair pencil; strong in E. suffusana (Notocelia Hubner). Thorax often 

 tufted (figs. 278-279). 



Male with valve bearing a small but distinct clasper; no strong anal or lateral 

 spines on cucullus; anal indentation sometimes densely hair-spined. Costal fold 

 always present. 



A few of the larva; are gall-makers. 



This genus merely represents the more primitive portion of the Eucosma series, 

 and is possibly the most primitive of the Eucosmina?, rather than Hemimene; as 

 the spined abdomen of the pupa would indicate. As there is no superficial 

 character to separate the species from Eucosma, they are included in the key to 

 that genus. 



Key to the species 



1. Fore wing with two or more contrasting blackish patches on a paler ground. 

 2. A triangular patch on outer margin, broader at costa, and an antemedial 



one on inner margin 8. tandana. 



2. A triangular patch on outer margin, narrowing to 'both costa and inner 



margin 6. culminana. 



2. A rounded patch resting on inner margin at one-third, and a smaller one 



at two-thirds 7. brightonana. 



2. A rounded patch at anal angle only; base dark with oblique outer boundary. 



4. boxcana. 



1. No contrasting blackish patch along outer margin or at anal angle. 

 2. Dark brown with contrasting pale speculum only. 



3. Smoky brown 1. strenuana. 



3. Purple-gray and brown 2. abruptana. 



2. Otherwise marked. 



3. A clean-cut, irregular, oblique, white patch at middle of inner margin. 



3. otiosana. 



