ki.achista] ELACHISTIDAE 



ochreous- whitish ; sometimes two or three dark fuscous spots 

 near base ; cloudy dark fuscous fasciae in middle and at J, 

 sometimes obsolete towards costa, anterior including black plica! 

 stigma. Hindwings grey. 



England, rather local ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 5, 8. Larva 

 pale yellow ; head brown ; 2 with two faint brown spots : in 

 blotches in leaves of Pkragmites communis ; 4, 7. 



33. E. disertella, IIS. (po/linariclla, Stt., non Z.) 8-10 mm. 

 Head ochreous - whitish. Forewings whitish; three broad 

 whitish-ochreous fasciae near base, in middle, and at f, with 

 some irregularly scattered black scales, first two fasciae more or 

 less fuscous on costa ; dark line of cilia rounded. Hindwings 

 grey. 



England to Durham, E. Ireland, rather common ; C. and S. 

 Europe, Asia Minor, N. Africa; G, 7. Larva whitish-grey; 

 head brown ; 2 with two blackish marks : in leaves of Brachi/- 

 podium sylvatimmj 5. 



34. E. collitella, Dup. 8-9 mm. Head whitish. Forewings 

 whitish ; costa towards base fuscous, with traces of a basal 

 fascia; two broad partially ill-defined light yellow-ochreous 

 fasciae in middle and at f, more or less fuscous on costa, with 

 some scattered black scales ; dark line of cilia appearing truncate 

 at apex. Hindwings grey. 



Pembroke, local; ('. Europe; G, 7. 



35. E. subocellea, Styph. (collitella, Stt., non Dup.) 8-9 mm. 

 Differs from E. collitella as follows : forewings whiter, costa not 

 distinctly fuscous towards base, plica] and second discal stigmata 

 sometimes distinct, black. 



England to York, E. Ireland, local ; Germany ; 6, 7. 



3G. E. dispunctella, Dup. (triseriatella, Stt.) 7-9 mm. Head 

 white. Forewings white, faintly oehreous-tinged, with scattered 

 black scales ; plica! and second discal stigmata dark fuscous, 

 sometimes indistinct. Hindwings grey-whitish. 



England to Westmoreland, E. Ireland, local; ('. Europe] 6, 

 7. Larva greyish ochrcons : in leaves of Festuca ovina and /■'. 

 duriuttcuht ; 9-5. 



37. E. triatomea, IIw. 8-10 mm. Head white. Forewings 

 white, with some scattered fuscous scales, especially posteriorly ; 

 plical and second discal stigmata black, distinct. Hindwings in 

 6" grey, in <j> grey-whitish. 



Britain to tho Clyde, rather common ; Germany ; 6, 7. 



38. E. rufocinerea, IIw. 9-11 nun. Head whitish. Fore- 

 wings white, in c? densely irrorated with brown, in 9 more 



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