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Germany; 5, 6. Larva grey-whitish ; spots large, grey; head 

 and plate of 2 black : in swellings in shoots of Salix caprea ; 

 8, 9. 



5. L. leplastriana, Civrt. 12-13 mm. Forewings dark 

 fuscous, very finely and closely whitish-striated; costa blackish, 

 with white strigulae, some emitting leaden - metallic and 

 ochreous streaks ; basal patch much strigulated with white ; 

 an oblique white rather irregular-edged dorsal blotch, marked 

 with three dark fuscous sometimes incomplete lines, fol- 

 lowed by a blackish-fuscous triangular blotch ; ocellus whitish- 

 ochreous, edged with leaden-metallic, including two or three 

 black marks, llindwings fuscous, darker terminally, in (J some- 

 what whitish-suffused anteriorly. 



Kent, Dorset, on coast, local; C. and S. Europe, N. Africa; 

 7. Larva grey-whitish ; head black ; plate of 2 black-brown : 

 in shoots of wild cabbage (Jlrassica oleracea) ; 9. 



G. L. corollana, 25. (heegerama, Wilk.) 11-13 mm. Fore- 

 wings blackish, very finely and closely striated with ochreous- 

 whitish ; basal patch with edge sharply angulated and narrow 

 central fascia blacker ; space between them more whitish, 

 especially dorsally, crossed by one blackish and two leaden- 

 metallic striae ; costa posteriorly white, with alternate lcaden- 

 metallic and blackish streaks, and a blackish spot towards 

 apex ; ocellus triangular, whitish-ochreous, edged with leaden- 

 metallic, including several black dashes. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous, base paler. 



Hunts (Whittlcsea Merc), once many years ago, perhaps 

 now extinct ; C. Europe ; 4, 5. Larva in swellings in shoots 

 of aspen (I'ojnt/us trcmula) ; 7-9. 



7. L. perlepidana, llw. 10-13 mm. Forewings fuscous, 

 dorsal half dark fuscous, apical third pale yellow -ochreous ; 

 costa strigulatcd with dark fuscous and white ; a long narrow 

 curved whitish median dorsal blotch, witli dark fuscous central 

 line ; three streaks from costa posteriorly and margins of 

 ocellus silvery-leaden-metallic ; several black dashes in ocellus. 

 Hindwings in £ white, apex and costa fuscous ; in ? fuscous. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, N. and E. Ireland, common, 

 often abundant; (!. and SE. Europe ; 5. Larva in pods of 

 Lathi/rus macrorrhizus ; 7, 8. 



8. L. internana, Gn. (erectana, Barr.) 9-10 mm. Fore- 

 wings dark fuscous ; costa with eight rather long white 

 strigulae, some ending in violet-silvery -metallic marks; a 

 narrow curved whitish median dorsal blotch, with dark fuscous 



