680 TINKINA [mompha 



2. M. schrankella, lib. 11-12 mm. Head dark leaden-metallic. 

 Antennae with apex in <? white. Forcwings orange, sometimes 

 suffused with purple-brown ; a black basal blotoh, extended on 

 costa, where it is preceded and followed by leaden-metallic 

 spots, posterior often connected with a leaden-metallio black- 

 edged spot beyond it on dorsum ; a wedge-shaped mark along 

 middle of costa, and an oblique mark from dorsum before tornus 

 leaden -metallic, black-edged; a blackish apical patch, pre- 

 ceded by a whitish costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Dorset, York to Caledonian Canal, N. Ireland, local; (!. 

 Europe; 0, S. Larva greyish -green; head and plate of 2 

 black : in blotches in leaves of Epilobium alsinifolium ; 5, 7. 



3. M. raschkiella, Z. 8-10 mm. Head leaden-metallic, face 

 silvery. Forcwings dark fuscous ; an orange-yellow dorsal spot 

 towards base, followed by an oblique leaden-metallic fascia, be- 

 yond which is a black scale-tuft on fold ; a leaden-metallio spot 

 on middle of costa; a double orange spot in disc posteriorly, 

 divided by a leaden-metallic spot beneath, and connected above 

 with a white costal spot. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Surrey, Gloucester, Hereford, local ; C. Europe ; 6, 8. 

 Larva deep yellow, sides more orange ; dorsal line green ; 

 head dark brown : in blotches in leaves of Epilobium angusti- 

 folium ; 5, 7. 



-4, M. conturbatella, ///-. 15-16 mm. Head dark fuscous, 

 face whitish. Forcwings dark fuscous, with several small 

 scattered dull orange-ferruginous spots; an obscure whitish 

 spot on base of dorsum; an oblique fascia before middle, a 

 sometimes incomplete fascia in middle, a spot in disc posteriorly, 

 another beyond tornus, and apical clot bluish-leaden-metallic ; 

 three black scalc-tufts towards dorsum, and three less marked 

 above them; a small white tornal spot, and large white costal 

 spot beyond it. Hindwings rather dark fuscous. 



Surrey, Hereford, York, Lancashire, local ; N. and C. Europe ; 

 6, 7. Larva blackish : in spun shoots of Epilobium ancpisti- 

 folium ; 5, 6. 



5. M. propinquella, Sit. (pnlwlicolella, Dbld.) 10-12 mm. 

 Head and thorax oehreous- white. Forcwings dark leaden- 

 fuscous, with several small scattered orange-ferruginous spots 

 on dorsal half; an oehreous-whitc triangular blotch on base 

 of dorsum, almost touching costa at base ; one or two white 

 dots beyond this ; three black scale-tufts towards dorsum, and 

 three others above them ; a white and ferruginous line from 

 costa before middle running round central tuft; a small white 



