TORTRICINA [hemimenb 



towards base mixed with ochreous-whitish, posteriorly irrorated 

 with pale orange -ochreous, costa posteriorly strigulated with 

 whitish; a sharply-marked ochreous-whitish broad straight 

 transverse median dorsal blotch ; two leaden-metallic oblique 

 streaks from costa posteriorly ; three or four black dots on 

 termen towards middle, and a whitish subapical dash. Hind- 

 wings fuscous. 



5. England to Hereford and Norfolk, local ; Germany ; 6. 

 Larva in roots of Tcmacetnvm vulga/re ; 8-4. 



6. H. simpliciana, Ifw. (calii/inosana/Vv.) 13-15 mm. Fore- 

 wings considerably dilated posteriorly, fold reaching -f ; dark 

 fuscous, irrorated with pale ochreous, costa posteriorly obscurely 

 streaked with dull purplish-metallic; a paler triangular straight- 

 edged median dorsal blotch, darker-margined anteriorly ; three 

 minute indistinct black dots on termen towards middle, and 

 sometimes a whitish subapical dash ; termen rounded, little 

 oblique, sinuation well-marked. Hindwings fuscous, darker 

 posteriorly. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, rather local ; Holland, 

 Germany ; 7, 8. Larva dull whitish ; head light brown ; plate 

 of 2 faintly brownish : in rootstocks of Artemisia vulgaris ; 10-5. 



7. H. consortana, WilL: (ddstmctana, Ban:, non I loin.) 9-13 

 mm. Forewings with fold reaching £ ; dark fuscous, sharply 

 irrorated with pale ochroous-ycllowish, with some interrupted 

 black dashes, and marked throughout with interrupted bluish- 

 leaden - metallic streaks, costa posteriorly strigulated with 

 whitish; a narrow -triangular irregular-edged median dorsal 

 blotch, formed by two leaden-metallic whitish-edged streaks 

 enclosing a streak of ground-colour ; three or four black dots on 

 termen towards middle, and a whitish subapical dash. Hind- 

 wings fuscous. 



England, E. Ireland, local; Germany; 7, 8. Larva pale 

 yellow ; head and plate of 2 brown : in shoots of Chrysanthemum 

 leucanthemum, ; 5, 6. 



8. H. acuminatana, Z. 11-15 nun. Forewings with costa 

 straighter than in any other, fold reaching J ; dark fuscous, 

 purplish-tinged, more or less obscurely irrorated with ochreous, 

 costa posteriorly with obscure leaden-metallic streaks ; basal 

 area paler- streaked ; a paler broad triangular straight-edged 

 median dorsal blotch ; three black dots on termen towards 

 middle, sometimes nearly obsolete ; termen straight, sinuation 

 very slight, white lino of cilia sharply marked. Hindwings 

 light fuscous, in 5 darker. 



