TIXI'.INA 



[adbla 



ovate, cilia £-£j 5 and 6 approximated or stalked, 6 and 7 



sometimes stalked. 



A rather considerable genus, almost confined to northern 



temperate regions. Imago with forewings elongate, moderate, 

 apex round-pointed : the species 

 fly in hot sunshine. Larva usually 

 at first in flowers, afterwards in 

 a Hat ease on leaves, especially 

 when fallen. 



1. Forewings with entire 

 yellow fascia, 2. 



Forewings without entire 

 fascia . . 3. 



2. Forewings with 8 and 9 

 stalked -1. degeerella. 



NonratiiMi.ii 'Adda ,•;,,. i,-ii„. Forewings with 8 and !) 



separate 3. oroesella, 



3. Antennae of 3 almost wholly white ; expanse 



14-16 mm. . . 4. 



,. ,, white towards apex only ; expanse 



8-12 mm. . . .5. 



4. Forewings brassy-bronzy; antennae of ? thickened 



5. viridella. 

 „ coppery • bronzy ; antennae of 9 not 



thickened . . (i. cuprella. 



5. Bead black ; forewings with pale spot . l.fibvlella. 



„ ferruginous - mixed ; forewings usually uni- 



colorous . . .2. rufimifiretta. 



I. A. fibulella, Schiff. 8-10 mm. Head black. 'Antennae 

 1], black, apical fourth while. Forewings shining coppery 

 bronzy, OOSta posteriorly purple; sometimes a, pale yellowish 

 spot near base ; a pale shining yellowish transverse dorsal spot 

 beyond middle, sometimes nearly reaching costa. Hindwings 

 dark purplish-fuscous. 



Britain to Ross, rather common; ('. Europe, Asia Minor; 

 6. Larva whitish ; head and plate of 2 dark brown ; plate of 3 

 and two spots on I greyish: in seed capsules, afterwards in 

 flat elongate-Oval eases granulated with earth on leaves of 

 Veronica chemaedrys ; 7-'.). The colouring of the imago practi- 

 cally accords well with the Veronica (lowers, the pale spot 

 imitating the white eye of the blossom. 



2. A. rufimitrella, So. 9-12 mm. Head black, more or less 

 ferruginous-mixed above. Antennae in 3 2, in <J> I. 1 ,, black, tip 



