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Species 1. — Hypsolopha Asperella "* — (Linnaeus, &c.; Wood, fig. 1534; and our Plate CXVII., Fig. 11) 

 — Expands 7^ to 9 lines ; fore wings yellowish-white, rough, the disc with obscure atoms, the inner margin 

 with two black patches, fonning the base of an ochraceous, angulated mark extending into the disc of the wing ; 

 the apical portion also dotted with black ; the tip strongly falcate. The caterpillar feeds on apple and other 

 fruit trees ; and the moth appears in autumn. Taken by Mr. Dale, in Dorsetshire, &c. 

 ^ Stnonyme. — Phalcena Tinea falcatella, Donovan, x, pi. 3S5, fig. 5. 



Species 2. — Hypsolopha antennella ^ — ("Wien. Verz. ; Steph., &c. ; Wood, fig. 1 535 ; and our Plate 

 CXVII., Fig. 12) — Expands 8 or 9 lines ; fore wings retuse, with the tip mucronated, of a yellowish colour, 

 thickly irrorated with pale brown net-like marks ; hind wings pale brown ; front of body white. Woods, in 

 Surrey and Kent, in July and August. 



' Synontmb. — Hypsolophia mucronellus, Hiibner ; Haworth. 



Species 3. — Hypsolopha Persicella ^ — (Wien. Verz. ; Steph. ; Wood, fig. 1536 ; and our Plate CXVII., 

 Fig. 13) — Expands 9^ lines ; fore wings bright golden red, shining, with two oblique, dusky, abbreviated fascis 

 extending from the inner margin ; hind wings ashy. The caterpillar feeds on fruit-trees, and the moth appears 

 in July : New Forest, &c. 



' Synqnvmes. — Vpsolophus nemorum, Fabr.; Leach. 

 Tinea sylvella, Hiibner ; Cartis. 



CH^TOCHILUS, Stephens. YPSOLOPHUS, Curtis. 

 The labial palpi are rather long, curved upwards, with loug scales directed forwards like a beak, the last 

 joint rising from them like a spur, on the middle of the upper edge ; the antennse are rather lonw and slender 

 and recurved during rest ; the head is tufted in front, and the fore wings are very long, narrow, lanceolate, and 

 incumbent during repose. 



Species 1. — Ch.s;tochilus costellus s — (Fabricius, &c.; Wood, fig. 1537; and our Plate CXVII., Fig. 

 14) — Expands about 8 lines, extremely variable ; fore wings golden-brown, ochreous-white, whitish or white ■ 

 more or less thickly spotted with brown, reddish-ash, brownish or black, with a large, oblonc, whitish patch at 

 the base towards the costa, and occasionally a second one towards the hinder angle ; hind wings ashy or paler. 

 Very common in woods, &c., in August and September. 



kSyhonymes. — Ypsolophui ochroleucus, ermineua and ustulatus, Haworth, (varieties). 



Species 2. — CasTocHiLUs pissellus — (Hubner, &c.; Wood, fig. 1538; and our Plate CXVII., Fig. 15) 

 — Expands 8 to 9 lines ; fore wings white, ochreous-brown, or reddish, with a straight, broad, black streak 

 from the base to the tip, bearing a darker dot towards the apex ; hind wings and fringe brown. Common in 

 woods, in the autumn. 



Species 3. — CHanocHims radiatellus — (Donovan 3, pi. 77, figs. 3, 4, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1539 ; and our 

 Plate CXVII., Fig. 16) — Expands 8 to 9^ lines ; fore wings shining golden-red, reddish or brownish, with 

 various more or less distinct, paler, radiating markings on the darker ground, or dark radii on the lighter ground, 

 and a slender central one darker ; occasionally varied with black spots, and with a conspicuous black dot 

 near the apes. Taken in woods, in the autumn. 



Species 4. — CmETocHiLUS variellus" — (Hiibner, &c. ; Wood, fig. 1540; and our Plate CXVII., Fitrs. 

 17,18) — Expands 8 or 9 lines. This is also an extremely variable species ; fore wings rufous, golden-red, 



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