TORTRICINA [oyma 



dark fuscous strigulae ; costa with dark fuscous and pale or 

 white strigulae ; basal patch with edge angulated in middle, 

 centra] fascia dilated dorsally, and an irregular spot before 

 tcrmen in middle usually more or less ochreous and much 

 striated or suffused with dark fuscous, in ochreous specimens 

 sometimes obsolete ; apical area ochreous ; margins of ocellus 

 and sometimes two streaks from costa posteriorly leaden - 

 metallic. Hind wings grey. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, E. Ireland, very common ; C. 

 and SW. Europe ; C, 7. Larva pale greenish or yellowish, 

 more brownish above ; head and plate of 2 black : on elm ; 

 5, 6. 



.'3. 0. minutana, lib. 12-15 mm. Palpi ochreous-whitish, 

 above grey. Forewin^s whitish-oohreous, much tinged with 

 rosy-purplish, striated with red-brown, mixed with black ; 

 angulated edge of basal patch and irregular central fascia more 

 black-marked ; some streaks from costa posteriorly and margins 

 of ocellus obscurely golden-metallic ; ocellus including several 

 blackish dashes, llindwings grey, darker posteriorly. 



Kent and Surrey to Norfolk, Lancashire, local ; C. and S. 

 Europe, N. Africa ; 7. Larva green ; head and plate of 2 dark 

 brown : on poplar ; 5. 



4. C. ramella, L. {jpayhdUana, VVilk.) J.3-16 una. Pore- 

 wings ochrcous-whito, with some black scales towards base ; 

 costa greyish-tinged, strigulated with black ; a triangular black 

 spot mixed with grey on dorsum before middle, and another 

 loss defined on tornus ; central fascia ill-marked, pale ochreous- 

 grey ; apex suffused with dark grey ; ocellus edged with leaden- 

 metallic ; sometimes dorsal § of wing wholly suffused with 

 black ish-grcy. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Koss, rather common ; C. Europe ; 7, 8. Larva 

 on birch ; 5, 6. 



5. C. signatana, Dyl. 14-16 mm. Forewiugs yellow-whitish 

 striated with fuscous, costa strigulated with dark fuscous ; 

 basal patch with edge angulated in middle, irregular central 

 fascia, and apical area fuscous irrorated with pale yellowish, 

 with a few blackish marks; a slender blackish longitudinal 

 streak crossing middle of fascia and curved upwards above 

 ocellus to near termen ; ocellus pale yellowish, edged with 

 leaden-metallic. Hindwings grey or Light grey. 



England, N. Ireland, local ; C. Europe ; 7. Larva on 

 Prun/UA pad/US and probably P. rcrusux ; 5. 



6. C. achatana, F. 13-17 mm. Korewings fuscous, with 



