112 GELECHID®. 
internally whitish. Antenne fuscous. Anterior wings pale whitish- 
grey, much suffused with reddish, with the base of the inner margin and 
an oblique streak from near the base of the costa dark fuscous; in 
the middle is a dark fascia, in which are éwo darker ovate spots (one on 
the fold, and one on the disc); beyond the middle is a dark fuscous 
ovate spot on the disc, and beyond it are two other dark fuscous spots, 
one on the costa, and one on the inner margin; parallel to the hinder 
margin is a long fuscous spot; the hinder margin and apex of the 
costa are spotted with fuscous; cilia grey. Posterior wings greyish- 
fuscous, with paler cilia. 
Common on the moors in the north of England, in May and 
June. 
23. diffinis, Haw. L. B. 551 (1829); Step. ?—dissimiledia, Dup. 
pl. 297. f. 4.—scabidella, Zell.—nebulea, Haw.? Step.? Alis anticis 
rufo-brunneis, stria obliqua costali prope basim, saturate fusca, cum ma- 
cula transversali dorsi scabra confluente, punctis duobus disci, in nebu- 
lam fuscam costalem inclusis, saturate fuscis, macula postica costze, 
maculaque minore dorsi fuscis, fascia postica, fere obsoleta, angulata 
ochrea. xp. al. 7} lin. 
Head and face greyish-fuscous. Palpi greyish-fuscous, internally 
paler; terminal joint pale yellowish, with two dark fuscous rings. An- 
tenn pale greyish-fuscous, with darker annulations. Anterior wings 
reddish-brown (sometimes with a slight violet tint), with an oblique dark 
Suscous streak near the base of the costa, meeting in the fold a tuft of dark 
Juscous raised scales, situated perpendicularly on the inner margin; in 
the middle are two or three small tufts of dark fuscous scales, connected 
with the costa by a fuscous blotch; beyond the middle is a small fus- 
cous spot on the costa, and a smaller one opposite to it on the inner 
margin; immediately beyond them is a rather indistinct angulated 
ochreous fascia (sometimes interrupted by a dark fuscous streak) ; the 
hinder margin and apex of the costa are spotted alternately with pale 
and dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. Posterior wings pale grey, with grey- 
ish-fuscous cilia. 
Common on Dartford Heath, Barnes Common, ete., in May, 
June, and August (?). The larva feeds in April on Rameax Ace- 
tosella, forming a burrow down towards the root of the plant. 
24. terrella, W. V. 140. 49 (1776); Hiib.; Treit.; Dup.; Zell. ; 
F. v. R. pl. 80. f. 1. pl. 96.—ludarea, Haw. ; Step.—zephyrella, 'Treit. 
Alis anticis ochreo-brunneis, punctis tribus (uno plice, altero posteriore 
disci ante, tertio disci pone medium) nigris, fascia postica angulata ob- 
soleta dilutiore. xp. al. 74 lin. 
Head and face greyish-fuscous. Palpi fuscous, internally pale ochre- 
ous. Antenne fuscous, with paler annulations. Anterior wings ochre- 
ous-brown (varying considerably in the shade of colour), with three 
black spots (one on the fold, one posterior to it on the dise before the 
middle, and one on the disc beyond the middle); beyond this is a rather 
