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angle; hinder margin interruptedly dark fuscous; cilia ochreous-fus- 
cous, with some whitish patches. Posterior wings dark greyish-fuscous, 
with paler cilia. 
Not common; the perfect insect appears in May and August. 
The larvae were found by Mr. Thomas Desvignes in fungi on the 
hornbeams in Epping Forest in June and July. 
11. parasitella, Hiib. Tin. 16 (1801); Haw.; Treit.; Step.; 
Dup.; Evers.; H.-8.; Zell.—(carpinetella, Sta. Cat.) Alis anticis 
albidis, saturate-fusco marmoratis, punctis quatuor vel quinque coste 
saturate fuscis, secundo ante, et quarto pone medium cum puncto dor- 
sali saturate-fusco connexis, margine postico apiceque costi saturate- 
fusco-punctatis ; capillis ochreis. Wxp. al. 9 lin. 
Head and face ochreous. Palpi internally pale ochreous, externally 
dark fuscous; tip of the terminal joint entirely pale ochreous. An- 
tenn greyish-fuscous. Anterior wings whitish, chequered and spotted 
with dark fuscous ; along the costa are four or five dark fuscous spots, 
one at the base, one before the middle connected across the wing with 
a dark fuscous spot on the middle of the inner margin, one nearly in 
the middle, one beyond the middle likwise connected with the spot on 
the middle of the inner margin, and also with a spot at the anal angle; 
the hinder margin and apex of the costa are spotted with dark fuscous; 
cilia, at first fuscous, the ends pale ochreous, interrupted by four fus- 
cous patches. Posterior wings dark grey, with a slight purple tint, 
with dark grey cilia. 
Not an uncommon species; the perfect insect appears in May 
and June. ‘The larva feeds on fungi (and decayed wood ?) during 
the winter. 
12. Granella, Lin. S. N. 537. 259 (1758); W. V.; Fab.; 
Hiib. Tin. 165; Haw.; Treit.: Step.; Dup.; Zell. Alis anticis adbis, 
maculis numerosis saturate-fuscis nigrisve, quarum septem costae (wea 
basali plicam tangente et supra eam producta, wna abbreviata ante, una 
majore pone medium, maculis quatuor costs apicem versus minoribus), 
macula parva dorsi juxta basim, alteraque majore plice ante medium 
saturate fuscis ; capillis albis, albidisve. Exp. al. 44-7 lin. 
Head and face white, or whitish. Palpi white; second joint exter- 
nally fuscous. Antenne fuscous. Anterior wings white, with numerous 
dark fuscous almost black spots, of which seven are on the costa; the 
Jirst at the base reaching to the fold and rather produced along it, the 
second before the middle and rather short, the third and largest beyond 
the middle prolonged obliquely and reaching half across the wing, the 
fourth and fifth are very small, the sixth is generally connected with 
the seventh which lies in the apex of the wing; on the imner margin 
near the base is a small dark fuscous spot, and a larger one lies on the 
fold before the middle; cilia dark fuscous, varied with white. Pos- 
terior wings greyish-fuscous, with pale grey cilia. 
