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apex of the same colour, at the anal angle dark grey. Posterior wings 
dark gvey, with paler cilia. 
Not rare among Sted/aria holostea ; appears in July, but seldom 
met with in the perfect state; the larva feeds on the leaves of the 
Stellaria holostea, from November to June, in a whitish cylindri- 
eal case, with a darker patch on the back. 
40. lutipennella, Zell. Isis, 1838, p. 713; Dup.?—dutarea, Sta.; 
Haw.? Step. ?—ochroleucella, Step.? Alis anticis ochreo-flavis, grosse 
squamatis ; ciliis apicis ochreo-flavis, anguli analis dilutioribus ; anten- 
nis albidis, nigro-annulatis, articulo basali ochreo-flavo, non penicillato. 
Exp. al. 6 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi ochreous-yellow. Antenne whitish, annulated 
' with dark fuscous or black; the basal joint pale ochreous-yellow, not 
tufted. Anterior wings coarsely scaled, ochreous-yellow ; cilia at the 
apex ochreous-yellow, paler at the anal angle. Posterior wings pale 
grey, with ochreous-grey cilia. 
Common among oaks in June and July. The larva feeds in 
May on the leaves of the oak (and also on the birch), in a straight, 
nearly cylindrical, yellowish-brown case. 
4]. badiipennella (F. v. R.), Zell. L. HB. iv. 401 (1849); Sta. 
Alis anticis saturate ochreo-griseis, costa anguste albida, postice ochrea ; 
antennis albis fusco-annulatis, articulo basali robusto ochreo-griseo, 
non penicillato, Exp. al. 44 lin. 
Head, face, and palpi pale greyish-ochreous, Antenne white, an- 
nulated with fuscous; the rather short basal joint greyish-ochreous, 
not tufted. Anterior wings dark greyish-ochreous, the costa narrowly 
whitish to near the apex, where it runs into the ochreous cilia; cilia of 
the hinder margin grey. Posterior wings pale grey, with paler cilia. 
Not uncommon among elms and ash-trees in June and July. 
The larva-case is rather short, cylindrical, dark brown, with the 
mouth turned round nearly at right angles. Mr. Preston once 
found one of the larvee feeding on an ash-leaf early in May. 
Famity X. ELACHISTIDA. 
Capilli levigati. Palpi labiales tenues, filiformes, acuminati. Ale an- 
teriores oblongse, vel elongate ; posteriores lanceolate: vel lineari- 
lanceolate. 
Head smooth (at least as the rule, Bedellia and Tischeria are excep- 
tions). Labial palpi-slender, filiform, mostly recurved and pointed. 
Anterior wings oblong or elongate; the posterior wings lanceolate or 
linear-lanceolate. 
