886 TINEINA [soythms 



than in other regions. Tlie unicolorous species require careful 

 discrimination. Imago with forewings elongate -lanceolate, 

 sometimes caudate. 



1. Forewings with whitish spots . . .2. 



„ without whitish spots . . .5. 



2. Hiudwings with 5 absent. . . .3. 



,, „ 5 present . . .4. 



3. Forewings with whitish tornal spot . . 7. varidla. 



„ without whitish tornal spot . 6. siccella. 



4. Forewings with two whitish dorsal spots . 9. cicadeUa. 



,, „ three whitish dorsal spots 



8. chenopodiella. 



5. Forewings with some whitish scales . . 6. 



„ without whitish scales . 7. 



6. Kxpanse 14 mm. or more ; 9 of hiudwings present 



1. grandipennis. 

 „ 12 mm. or less; 5 of hiudwings absent 



3. senescens. 



7. Hindwings §, 5 absent . . .4. laminella. 



„ nearly 1, 5 present . . .8. 



8. Expanse 1 2 mm. or more . . .2. fuscoaenea. 



„ 11 mm. or less . . . 5. fuscocuprea. 



1. S. grandipennis, I/w. 14-18 nun. Abdomen in c? rough- 

 haired towards apes, in <? beneath pale whitish-ochreous except 

 towards base. Forewings long-pointed, bronzy ; usually a few 

 whitish scales in disc, in ? sometimes more numerous and 

 forming a longitudinal suffusion. Efindwings almost 1, cilia 

 less than 2 ; dark grey; 4 and 5 connate or stalked. 



England to Lancashire, E. Ireland, rather local; France, S. 

 Germany; (>. Larva dark grey-green; dorsal lino paler ; sub- 

 dorsal darker; dots black; head brownish: in a web amongst 

 shoots of Vlex ; 2-4. 



2. S. fuscoaenea, Ew. 12-14 nun. Abdomen in <J beneath 

 broadly suffused with ochreous-whitisli. Forewings relatively 

 narrower than in S. grandipennis, dark shining greenish-bronzy, 

 towards apex coppery-tinged. Hindwings almost 1, cilia less 

 than 2 ; dark fuscous; 1 and 5 connate or stalked. 



England to Cumberland, S. Ireland, local ; 0. and SE. 

 Europe; 6. Larva on Helianthemwm ; 5. 



3. S. senescens, Stt. 10-12 mm. Abdomen in $ beneath 

 with ochreous-whitisli blotch extending over two or more ante- 

 apical segments. Forewings moderately long-pointed, dark 

 bronzy-fuscous, with scattered whitish hair -scales, especially 



