ei-inotia] EPIBLEMIDAE 



Aji]mrontly includes only a few northern temperate species. 



1. Forewings wholly or partly orange . . 2. 



,, without orange markings . 3. funebrana. 



2. With orange median dorsal blotch . 1. aurana. 

 Without such blotch . . . .3. 



3. Central fascia darker ferruginous-brown . 2. albersana. 



„ „ obsolete . . .4. hypericana. 



1. E. aurana, /''. (mediana, F.) 9-12 mm. Forewings dark 

 fuscous ; a subquadratc orange median dorsal blotch, and 

 another in disc posteriorly. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Britain to the Clyde, Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. The imago flies in sunshine. 



2. E. albersana, lib. 13-17 nun. Forewings ferruginous- 

 brown, more or less mixed with ashy-grey, towards costa 

 basally more orange ; central fascia darker ferruginous-brown, 

 edged posteriorly by a bright lcadcn-mctallic stria; apical area 

 beyond this ochrcous-orange, with four streaks from costa and 

 posterior edge of ocellus leaden-metallic ; ocellus including two 

 or three black marks. Hindwings in $ pale grey, in 5 darker 

 grey. 



England, S. Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe ; 5, 6. 

 Larva greenish -grey ; head and plate of 2 yellowish, black- 

 marked : in folded leaves of Lonicera ; 8. 



3. E. funebrana, Tr. 10-15 mm. Forewings fuscous, 

 striated with dark fuscous, costa posteriorly obscurely strigulatcd 

 with whitish ; angulated edge of basal patch and central fascia 

 darker, space between them obscurely striated with whitish 

 irroration towards dorsum ; ocellus obscurely wbitish-irrorated, 

 edged with leaden -metallic, including two or three blackish 

 marks. Hindwings fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Britain to the Clyde, rather common ; C. Europe, WC. Asia 

 to N. Persia; 6. Larva pale reddish ; head blackish ; plate of 

 2 pale ochrcous : in fruits of plum and blackthorn ; 8, 9. 



4. E. hypericana, lib. 14-17 mm. Forewings elongate, 

 ferruginous-orange, sometimes brownish-tinged, darker pos- 

 teriorly ; costa posteriorly with fine darker and leaden-metallic 

 streaks; ocellus edged with pale golden -metallic, including 

 two or three black marks. Hindwings light grey; 3 and 4 

 often separate. 



England to York, E. Ireland, common ; C. Europe, Asia 

 Minor; 6, 7. Larva blackish-brown or grey; head light 

 brown; plate of 2 black: in spun shoots of Hypericum perfor- 

 ation ; 4, 5. 



