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TINEINA 



[bucculatrix 



A rather limited genus, but occurring throughout the 



Northern hemisphere and in Australia. With the following 



genus, it represents in Europe a group of genera (Erechthias 



and its allies) which is especially 



developed in Australia and New 



Zealand. The peculiar antenna! 



structure recurs in Comodica, 



a genus of this group. Imago 



with forewings lanceolate. Larva 



mining in leaves when young, 



C~~Ju— > afterwards rather rough-skinned, 



^^ a feeding externally on surface of 



Noumtion of Bumilatrix ni(irim:ntiiu ; leaves. Pupa in an elongate 



a, basul portion of antenna of &. -vi j . 



ribbed cocoon. 



1. Forewings unicolorous . . 1. cristatclla. 



„ not unicolorous . . .2. 



2. Forewings yellow . . . .8. thoracella. 



„ not yellow .... 3. 



3. Forewings dark with two pairs of pale markings . 4. 



light with dark markings 



4. Head dark fuscous 



,, at most mixed with dark fuscous 



5. Forewings dark fuscous . 



„ not dark fuscous 



G. Plical and second discal stigmata black 



. 7. 

 nigricomella . 



. 5. 

 7. cidardla. 



. 6. 

 3. mariti.ma. 

 obsolete 11. demarydla. 

 9. ulmcllii. 

 8. 

 4. artemisiae. 

 . 9. 

 10. cratacijL 



. 10. 

 6. boyerella. 

 5. frangidella. 



7. Head more or less ferruginous 



„ not ferruginous-tinged 



8. Forewings with two dark costal spots 



„ ,, three dark costal spots 



9. Head pale fuscous 



,, white 

 10. Forewings with blackish apical dash 



„ without blackish apical dash 



1. B. cristatella, Z. 6-7 mm. Head ochrcous-yellowish to 

 light yellowish-fuscous. Forewings shining ochreous-groy. 

 Hindwings grey. 



England to Westmoreland, rather local; < !. Europe; 6, 8. 

 Larva pale greenish ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; dots 

 whitish ; head pale brown ; plate of 2 yellowish, brown-dotted : 

 on Achillea millefolhim ; 4, 5, 7. 



2. B. nigricomella, Z. (aurimaculella, Stt.) 7-8 mm. Head 

 dark fuscous. Antenna! eyeeaps whitish. Forewings shining 



