TINEINA 



[nATRAOHKDRA 



Nmiration of Coamoptoryx dncrydla. 



former rather elongate, sometimes nearly obsolete. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey. 



S. England to Hereford and Norfolk, local ; C. Europe ; 7. 

 Larva reddish-brown; head black; plate of 2 black, anterior 

 edge white : in a silken gallery amongst needles of Finns 

 sylvestris and P. excelsa ; 9-5. 



5. CoSMOPTEItYX, lib. 



Antennae nearly 1, in S simple, basal joint very long. 

 Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint smooth, terminal 

 longer, acute. Posterior tibiae 

 rough -haired. Forewings: lb 

 furcate, 5 sometimes absent or 

 out of 7, 6 out of 7, 7 to costa, 

 8 out of 7. Hindwings \, 

 linear, cilia 5 - 7 ; transverse 

 vein absent, 3 sometimes ab- 

 sent, 4 absent, 5 absent. 

 A genus of few species but very general distribution, 

 occurring in Europe, Asia, Africa, N. America, and Australia. 

 Larva mining in leaves. Pupa in a silken cocoon, usually 

 without the mine. Imago with forewings very narrow, long- 

 pointed or caudate. When sitting in the sunshine, the species 

 have a habit of twirling the long antennae with a graceful 

 motion. 



1. Forewings brownish-ochreous . .1. lienigiella. 



„ black . . . . .2. 



2. Forewings with large basal brassy patch 2. druryella. 



„ with brassy fascia near base . . 3. 



3. Apical line entire . . . .3. schmidiella. 



„ broken into two dashes . . 4. eximia. 



1. C. lienigiella, Z. 9-14 mm. Forewings light brownish- 

 ochreous ; costal and dorsal edges white ; a fine white longi- 

 tudinal subcostal line from costa near base to \, another along 

 fold from base to middle, and a short one beneath posterior 

 extremity of this ; a somewhat brighter fascia beyond middle, 

 narrowed dorsally, edged with pale golden -metallic streaks, 

 posterior interrupted, anterior followed by a variable black spot 

 above middle ; a white longitudinal streak from near beyond 

 this to apex. Hindwings grey. 



Norfolk, Cambridge, in fens, local ; N. Germany, NW. 

 Russia ; 6, 7. Larva rosy-whitish, sometimes with rosy trans- 

 verse bands; dorsal line darker; head black; 2 broad, witli a 



