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anticis dilute ochreis, punctis duobus disci nigris, venis omnibus dorsoque 
saturate fuscis. Exp. al. 10 lin. 
Head and face pale ochreous. Palpi fuscous, internally pale ochre- 
ous ; terminal joint pale ochreous, with the tip dark fuscous. Antenne 
fuscous. Anterior wings pale ochreous, with all the veins and the inner 
margin dark fuscous ; on the dise are two black spots, one before, the 
other, smaller, beyond the middle; hinder margin spotted with black ; 
cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Posterior wings whitish-grey, a little 
darker posteriorly, with some dark fuscous spots at the apex of the 
hinder margin; cilia whitish. 
Not uncommon among furze-bushes from August to October. - 
5. assimilella, Treit. [. 5. ix. 1. 259 (1832); I. v. R.; Dup.; 
—Zell.; Sta. —<irrorella, Step. —atomella, Step.? Alis anticis dilute 
ochreis, fusco-nebulosis, nebula dorsali prope basim saturate fusca, 
puncto disci ante medium nigro, nebula fusca in medio obsoletius plicam 
versus producta ; ci/iis dilute ochreis. Exp. al. 9 lin. 
Head pale ochreous. Tace whitish. Palpi pale ochreous; second 
joint slightly fuscous beneath; terminal jomt with a dark fuscous ring 
before the apex. Antennz dark fuscous, Anterior wings pale ochre- 
ous, clouded with fuscous, with a dark fuscous blotch on the inner mar- 
gin near the base, hardly reaching across the fold; a black spot on the 
disc before the middle is followed by a fuscous blotch, of which a paler 
continuation extends to the fold; hinder margin spotted with dark fus- 
cous; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Posterior wings whitish-grey, a little 
darker posteriorly, with the apex of the hinder margin spotted with 
dark fuscous; cilia whitish. 
Common among broom in June and July ; the larvee feed be- 
tween united twigs of broom in March and April. 
6. nanatella, Sta. Ent, Trans. y. 154. pl. 17. f. 2 (1849). Allis 
anticis breviusculis, albido-ochreis, fusco-irroratis, postice fusco-suffusis, 
puncto disci ante medium nigro, nebula fusca in medio, costam fere 
tangente ; alis posticis grisco-fuscis. Wxp. al. 7 lin. 
Head and face whitish-ochreous. Palpi very pale ochreous ; terminal 
joint spotted with fuscous below the apex. Antenne pale fuscous. 
Anterior wings rather short, whitish-ochreous, irrorated with fuscous ; 
towards the apex much suffused with fuscous; on the dise, a little be- 
fore the middle, is a black spot; beyond which, and almost touching 
the costa, is a fuscous blotch; the hinder margin and apex of the costa 
are spotted with pale ochreous ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. Posterior 
wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 
Not common; has occurred at Charlton, Mickleham, and near 
Dover, in August. 
7. atomella, W. V. 137. 6 (1776); Hiib.; Sta—atomosa, Haw. 
—pulverella, Treit.; BF. v. R.—respersella, Treit.—intermediella, Sta. 
Alis anticis ochreis rufo-griseo fere suffusis, séria obliqua dorsali prope 
