118 GELECHID. 
Stevens, at Hammersmith; not common. ‘The larva (according 
to Lienig) feeds on apple, in May and June, turning down a 
corner of the leaf. 
88. proximella, Hiib. Tin. 228 (1801); Treit.; Dup.; Zell.; 
Dougl.—rhombella, Step. ?—pullatelia, Dup.? Alis anticis canescenti- 
bus tenerrime obscurius irroratis, punctis striolisve sparsis nigris, litura 
costali post medium fuscescente. Exp. al. 8 lin. 
Head and face pale grey. Palpi pale grey; terminal joint whitish, 
with the base and two rings black. Antenne pale grey, annu- 
lated with dark fuscous. Anterior wings hoary-grey, with numerous 
black streaks and spots; a black streak from the base of the wing near 
the costa, a short black streak on the costa in the middle, and a dark 
fuscous blotch on the costa beyond the middle; on the inner margin is 
a dark fuscous blotch near the middle, and a smaller one beyond the 
middle; very near the base on the fold is a smaller black spot, and be- 
fore the middle are two black spots, one on the fold, the other anterior 
on the dise; in the middle are two rather long black spots (the smaller 
one on the fold, the larger and rather posterior on the disc); beyond 
the middle on the dise are two small round black spots, followed by a 
short black streak; the apical portion of the wing is clouded with dark 
fuscous, and the hinder margin and apex of the costa are spotted with 
black; cilia pale grey. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 
Common among birches in May and June. ‘The larva feeds 
between united leaves of birch in September. 
39. motatella, Hiib. Tin. 344 (1816); Treit.; Lienig; Dougl.— 
prowimella, var. B. Zell. Alis anticis griseis, saturatius nebulosis, nebu- 
lis tribus costee, prima basali, secundo ante, tertia pone medium, ne- 
bula majore dorsi (in quo puncta duo ante medium), punctis duobus in 
medio, duobusque disci pone medium nigris. Exp, al. 6-7 lin. 
Head and face grey. Palpi grey; terminal joint paler, with the base 
and two rings black. Antenne pale grey, annulated with dark fuscous. 
Anterior wings grey, with numerous dark grey clouds, three of which are 
on the costa (one at the base, one before, and the third beyond the 
middle) ; almost at the base on the fold is a small black spot; a large 
cloud occupies nearly the whole of the inner margin, on it are two black 
spots before the middle (one on the fold, the other anterior on the 
disc) ; in the middle are two other black spots, one on the fold, the 
other, above it, rather elongate on the dise; beyond the middle are two 
other small black spots on the dise; on the hinder margin and apex of 
the costa are some small dark fuscous spots; cilia grey. Posterior 
wings grey, with pale grey cilia. 
Not uncommon among sallows in May. The larva feeds on 
sallows in September, between united leaves of the smooth-leaved 
species, and burrowing in the wool on the underside of the leaves 
of the woolly-leaved species. 
