LEPIDOPTERA OF THE ISLE OF PURBECK. 211 



COSMOPTERYX, Stn. 



*Cosmopteryx Schmidiella, Frey., Corfe, very local ; the larvse 



iu leaves of Vicia sepium. A 

 few examples of a peculiar 

 variety have been bred, in 

 which the central orange fascia 

 on the fore-wings is entirely 

 wanting. The only other 

 British locality known at 

 present for this species is near 

 Woi thing, in Sussex, where it 

 was found in the larval state 

 in 1886 by Mr. W. H. B. 

 Fletcher, who added it to the 

 British list. 



CHAULIODUS, Tr. 



Chauliodus Insecurella, Stn., Swanage coast, very local ; the 



larva feeds on Thesium humi- 

 fusum. This species is double- 

 brooded ; but is terribly liable to 

 the attacks of ichneumon flies. 

 Illigerella, H., Studland ; taken by Mr. C. W. Dale. 



LAVERNA, C. 



Laverna Paludicolella, Dbl., Swanage coast ; not uncommon in 



the larval state on Epilolnum 

 pcdustre. 



* Rhamniella, Z., Rempstone ; the larva in shoots of buck- 

 thorn. 



ANTISPILA, H.S. 

 Antispila Pfeifferella, F., Swanage coast. 



EL AC HIST A, Stn. 

 Elachistu Albifrontella, II., Studland, Swanage. 



Xigrella, H. (= Gregsonella, Stn.), Corfe, Studland; 

 not uncommon. 



