momi'ha] ELACHISTIDAE 681 



tornal spot and larger costal spot beyond it, disc near them 

 suffused with ferruginous. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



Britain to the Clyde, local ; Finland, Alps of Switzerland; 

 (!, 7. Larva brown, marbled with pale; head and plate of 2 

 black : in blotches in leaves of Epilobium hirmtwn : 2-4. 

 Cocoon within the mine. 



fi. M. lacteella, Xtj>li. 9-1] mm. Head whitish -ocbreous, 

 Thorax pale ferruginous-ochreous, anteriorly sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Forewings as in M. propinquella, buf blotch at base 

 of dorsum pale ferruginous-ochreous. Hindwings dark fuscous. 



England, not uncommon; C. Europe, Asia Minor; f>, 7. 

 Larva in blotches in leaves of Epilobium hirsutian ; ^. 



7. M. decorella, Stjih. 10-11 mm. Head grey, face whitish. 

 Forewings dark fuscous, in disc posteriorly mixed with light 

 ferruginous-ochreous; a broad white dorsal streak from base to 

 near tomus, upper edge indented about its middle by a black 

 scale-tuft ; an inwardly oblique white fascia towards apex, some- 

 times narrowly interrupted. Hindwings grey. 



England to Westmoreland, rather common ; C. Europe, 

 WC. Asia to Turkestan; 8-5. Larva whitish -green ; head 

 blackish; plate of 2 black-brown: in swellings in stems of 

 Epilobium monlanum, E. pahistre, etc.; G, 7. 



8. M. subbistrigella, lln\ 10-11 mm. Head grey, face 

 whitish. Forewings dark fuscous, in disc- posteriorly mixed 

 with light ferruginous-ochreous; an ocbreous- whitish blotch 

 on base of dorsum, almost reaching costa at base; a whitish 

 fascia before middle, narrow on costa and broadly dilated 

 downwards ; two blackish scale-tufts on fold before and be- 

 yond this; an inwardly oblique white fascia towards apex, 

 sometimes narrowly interrupted. Hindwings grey. 



S. England to Norfolk and Hereford, rather common ; C. 

 and SE. Europe, Asia Minor, N. America; 9-5. Larva deep 

 red, incisions paler or yellow-whitish ; head pale yellow-brown : 

 In seedpods of Epilobium montanum ; 7, 8. 



9. M. fulvescens, //(". (cpilobiMa, Sehrk.) 11-12 mm. Head 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings light brownish-oohreous ; obscure 

 fuscous spots on costa and dorsum before and beyond middle 

 and towards apex, sometimes separated by more or less distinct 

 palespots; two fuscous soale-tufts on fold. Hindwings dark grey. 



England, E. Ireland, abundant; C. Europe; 8-5. Larva 

 pale yellowish; head and plate of 2 black: in spun shoots of 

 Epilobium hirsutum ; 7. 



10. M. ochraceella, Curt. 15-16 mm. Head whitish-yellow- 



