comsophora] ELACHISTIDAE 657 



whitish. Antennao white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint 

 loosely haired. Forewillga narrow, dull brownish- ochreous ; 

 costa to near apex, veins, fold, and dorsum marked with white 

 lines, edged with scattered dark fuscous scales. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey. 



Lancashire, in salt-marshes, local ; not recorded elsewhere ; 



7, 8. Larva in a dark brownish rather long subcylindrical case, 

 on seeds of Aster trvpolium ; 9, 10. 



56. C. argentula, Z. 11-13 mm. Head whitish -ochreous, 

 sides whitish. Antennae white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint 

 loosely haired. Forewings pale ochreous, with scattered dark 

 fuscous scales; a white costal streak to near apex; veins, fold, 

 and dorsum marked by whito streaks; costal cilia traversed by 

 a cloudy dark grey line. Hindwings grey. 



England to Cheshire, rather common ; Holland, Germany, 

 Austria ; 7, 8. Larva whitish ; head, plate of 2, four spots on 

 3, and four on 4 pale brown: in a short whitish cylindrical case, 

 on seeds of Achillea millefolium; 9-11. 



57. C. virgaureae, Stt. 11-13 mm. Head light ochreous, 

 sides whitish. Antennao white, ringed with fuscous, basal joint 

 loosely haired. Forewings deep yellow-ochreous, with scattered 

 black scales ; a white costal streak to near apex ; veins, fold 

 and dorsum marked by white streaks ; costal cilia without grey 

 line. Hindwings grey. 



England to Westmoreland, E. Ireland, local ; C. Europe ; 7, 



8. Larva whitish ; head, four spots on 2, four on 3, and two 

 on 4 pale brown : in a brownish subcylindrical case, with some 

 down attached, on seeds of Solidac/o; 9, 10. 



58. C. squamosella, Sit. 11-13 mm. Head grey. Antennae 

 white, ringed with dark fuscous, basal joint loosely haired. 

 Forewings greyish -fuscous; costa narrowly whito to middle; 

 along fold and towards termen numerous irregularly scattered 

 whito scales. Hindwings grey. 



Surrey (Mickleham), two specimens many years ago ; not 

 recognised elsewhere ; 8. 



59. C. laripennella, Zett. {annulatella, Tgst. ; tengstromella, 

 Dbld.) 12-15 mm. Head light greyish - ochreous. Terminal 

 joint of palpi more than half second. Antennae white, ringed 

 with dark fuscous, basal joint greyish-oehreous, loosely haired. 

 Forewings brownish-ochreous ; costa suft'usedly whito to about 

 £ ; veins and fold more or less marked with scattered black and 

 whito scales. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, E. Ireland, common; N. ami ('. 

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