TINHINA fPHYM.OCNISTIS 



preceded by one and followed by two dark fuscous streaks from 

 costa ; a round black apical dot ; three dark fuscous diverging 

 bars in apical cilia. Hindwings grey. 



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

 Europe ; 7, 9-4. Larva pale green : in galleries in bark of 

 twigs and ultimately in leaves of Salix fragilis and other 

 smooth-leaved species; 6, 8. 



i. P. suffusella, Z. 7-8 nun. Forewings shining white, 

 posteriorly more or less ochreous-tinged ; often a suffused spot 

 on dorsum near base and a larger one in middle of disc dark 

 fuscous; a transverse dark fuscous lino at $, preceded by one 

 and followed by two dark- fuscous streaks from costa ; a round 

 black apical dot ; three dark fuscous diverging bars in apical 

 cilia. Hindwings light grey. 



S. England to Hereford and Norfolk, very common ; G. 

 Europe; 7, 9-4. Larva pale green: in blotches in leaves of 

 poplar; 6, 8. 



14. Bkdemja, Stt. 



Head rough above, face smooth. Tongue short. Antennae 

 1, in c? simple, basal joint rather stout, with large dense pecten. 

 Labial palpi short, porrcctcd, slender, pointed. Maxillary palpi 

 rudimentary. Posterior tibiae hairy. Forewings: lb simple, 

 3-5 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent. Hindwings 

 £, linear-lanceolate, cilia 6 ; transverse vein absent between 2 

 and 5, 3 absent, 4 absent. 



The single European species is now nearly cosmopolitan, and 

 its original home uncertain ; there is a second species in New 

 Zealand. Imago witli forewings narrow - lanceolate ; it rests 

 with the forepart slightly raised, the anterior legs retracted. 

 Narva mining blotches in leaves. Pupa exposed, angular, 

 attached by posterior Or both extremities. 



1. B. somnulentella, /?. 8-10 mm. Forewings greyish-oohreous, 

 sprinkled with luscious except along dorsum. Hindwings grey. 



England, local ; C. and S. Europe, N. America, Australia, 

 New Zealand, probably artificially introduced over part of its 

 range, though by no means confined to the neighbourhood 

 of gardens; 8, 10-5. Larva pale green, purplish -tinged ; sub- 

 dorsal series of purple spots ; head pale brown : in blotches in 

 leaves of Convolvulus and Ipomoea ; 7, 8, 9. 



15. TlSCHBRIA, Z. 



Head rough above, face smooth. Tongue developed. 

 Antennae almost 1, in & with long fine cilia (3), basal joint 



