184 BRITISH MOTHS 



Species 19. — Depresseria iRRORELiiAb — (Plate CIII., Fig. 6) — Measures about 8 lines in expanse; fore 

 wings pale yellow, with some very obscure darker clouds and minute fuscous atoms, one of which is conspicu- 

 ously larger towards the base near the costa ; hind wings whitish. — Stephens. Taken in the New Forest, near 

 Brockenhurst, in July. 



'' SvNONYME. — Depressaria irrorella, Stephens ; Wood, fie;. 1183. 



Species 20. — Depressaria bluntii "^ — (Plate CIII., Fig. 8) — Measures 9 or 10 lines in expanse ; fore 

 wings purplish-chesnut, palest along the costa, with a double irregular oval mark on the disc, of a dirty white 

 colour ; hind wings pale-brown. Taken in July at Southchurch, in Essex. 



= Synonyme. — Depressaria Bluntii, Curtis, Brit. Ent., pi. 221 ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 1185. 



Species 21. — Depressaria pdrpurea "* — (Plate CIII., Fig. 9) — Measures about l an inch in expanse ; 

 fore wings purplish-red, with the costa brown, often irrorated with rosy and with a large dusky patch on the 

 middle of the costa, bearing at each end a pale slender mark, which are occasionally obsolete ; hind wings 

 brown. Taken in the autumn and spring in various distant localities. 



'^ Synonyme. — Depressaria purpurea, Haworth ; Stephens ; W^ood, fig. 1186. 



Species 22. — Depressaria albipunctella <^ — (Plate CIII., Fig. 10) — Measures | of an inch in expanse ; 

 fore wings rusty-brown, or rusty, with the veins beyond the middle of the wing streaked with black, and 

 bearing a white central dot, obscurely edged with brown, the apical margin dotted with brown ; hindwings 

 grey-brown. The caterpillar feeds on the hemlock, and the moth appears in the autumn. 



' Synonyme. — Tinea albipunctella, Hiibner ; Haworth; Stephens; Wood, fig. 1178. 



Species 23. — Depressaria damella — (Ochsenheimer and our Plate CIII., Fig. 11) — Measures 9 lines in 

 expanse ; fore wings palish brown and glossy ; the base with a slight reddish tinge ; a conspicuous black dash 

 placed before the middle of the wing, with an oblong black dot between it and the costa ; all the middle and 

 apical part of the wing streaked with black lines, which are, however, interrupted in several parts with paler 

 colour, especially about half way between the centre and extremity of the wing, where there is a more conspicuous 

 pale patch ; apical margin vyith a row of black dots. Described from Mr. Bentley's collection. Taken near 

 London, in August. 



Species 24. — Depressaria gilvella = — (Plate CIII., Fig. 12) — Measures f of an inch in expanse ; fore 

 wings buff, or pale reddish-ochreous, finely irrorated with brown ; the costa slightly dotted with brown, middle 

 of the wing with brown spots, preceded (towards the base of the wing) by two, and followed by one, minute 

 black dot ; apical margin slightly dotted with black, inner margin, near the base, with a dusky curved streak ; 

 hind wings whitish. The caterpillar feeds on the scabious, &c., and the moth is taken in the autumn and spring 

 amongst willows and osiers in various parts of the country. 



B Synonyme. — Tinea gilvella, Hiibner; Haworth; Stephens; Wood, fig. 1171. 



Species 25. — Depressaria curvipunctosa ^ — (Plate CIII., Fig. 13) — Measures 7 or 8 lines in expanse ; 

 fore wings grey or purple brown, finely sprinkled with brown atoms, the costa dotted with brown, and the disc 

 of the wing with a small black curved streak in the centre, which is sometimes interrupted in the middle ; 

 apical margin dotted with brown ; hind wings ashy-brown. Taken in August and in March in hedges. 

 '' Synonyme. — Depressaria curvipunctosa, HawoHh ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 1177. ' 



Species 26. — Depressaria propinquella — (Fischer and our Plate CIII., Fig. 14) — Measures 7^ lines in 

 expanse ; fore wings pale buff, finely irrorated with black atoms ; towards the middle of the wing, but rather 



