276 TORTRICINA. 



Two British species are associated in this genus, and are thus 

 arranged : 



A. Anterior wings with numerous interrupted silvery 



streaks Species 1 



B. Anterior wings with two (sometimes three) silvery 



streaks, mostly entire Species 2 



1. Schulziana, Fab. Alis anticis ochreo-ferrugineis, strigis punc- 

 tisque geminatis argenteis ; ciliis albis nigro-punctatis ; posticis 

 griseis. rf Exp. al. 10^-12 lin. 



Head chocolate-brown, sometimes mixed with ferruginous. Face 

 slightly paler. Eyes black. Palpi as long as the head, brown above 

 and at the sides, fuscous at the apex, dusky drab beneath and be- 

 tween. Antennae fuscous. Thorax : in front chocolate-brown, some- 

 times banded on the vertex with umber. Patagia brown at the 

 base, umber in the middle, and silvery drab at the apex. Anterior 

 wings dull, rich ferruginous brown, speckled with umber, and with 

 numerous silvery lustrous streaks. At the base is a patch extending 

 one-third along the costa, and the same distance along the dorsal 

 margin ; its posterior edge indented beyond the middle. Before the 

 middle of the disk is the central fascia, which is narrower at its ter- 

 mination than on the costa ; its anterior edge somewhat concave and 

 undulate; posteriorly it is obtusely produced, and at this portion 

 marked with a round silvery spot. Beyond this fascia, on the dorsal 

 margin, near the anal angle, is a broadish patch, more or less pro- 

 duced towards the costa, and meeting streaks proceeding from two 

 similar, but smaller patches on the costa. An irregular oblique 

 band passes across the apical angle ; apical spot distinct. On the 

 costa are from six to eight silvery-lustred geminations, of which one 

 or two are upon the basal patch ; the remainder are more or less pro- 

 duced into silvery streaks between the principal markings. The 

 apical margin is alternated with black on a brown ground, inter- 

 spersed with white patches. Apical scales umber, sometimes alter- 

 nated with drab. Cilia drab, alternated with fuscous grey, some- 

 times smoky black. Posterior wings pale grey, glossy. Marginal 

 scales fuscous (sometimes straw-colour), with straw-coloured bases. 

 Cilia straw-colour. Abdomen smoky black, the segments edged with 

 silvery-lustred scales; the caudal tuft shining, drab. $ Exp. al. 

 101-12 lin. 



A common insect in heathy places. Much resembles several 

 species of the genus Sericoris, but distinguished by its larger 

 size, and more numerously streaked anterior wings. 



The imago appears in June and July, and occurs at Bagshot 

 Heath, Weybridge ; in Gloucestershire, Cheshire ; on the Moors 

 near Manchester, and in the north of England; abundant in 

 Scotland. It flies in the afternoon. 



