MIOKOITKRYCINA [MIUROFTKRYS 



less than h. Foi'owings rather elongate, pale shining golden, 

 strigulated and spotted with purple, veins posteriorly purple ; a 

 rather indistinct transverse dorsal spot of ground-colour before 

 toi'iuis, not reaohing half across wing; cilia light grey; 9 

 absent. HindwingS grey, towards apex purplish-tinged. 



Britain to Sutherland, common; NO, Europe; I. Larva 

 whitish ; head whitish, mouth pale brown ; 6-1 1 with small 

 projections: in blotch in leaves of birch ; 5. 



4. M. Kaltenbachii, Stt. !>-! 1 mm. Head fuscous, some- 

 what mixed with grey-whitish. Antennae J. Forewings elon- 

 gate, pale shining bronzy -golden, more or less sufiusedly 

 strigulated or sometimes almost wholly suffused with reddish 

 purple ; a rather indistinct subtriangular dorsal spot of grouud- 

 colour before tornus, not reaching half across wing; cilia 

 bronzy-grey ; 9 absent. HindwingS grey, towards apex purplish 



t inged. 



5. Euglaud to Essex and Hereford, local : Belgium, Germany; 



I. Larva whitish; head pale brown, mouth darker; two 

 greyish-tinged marks on 2; 6-11 with minute projections: in 

 blotch in leaves of hazel ; 5. 



5. M. semipurpurella, Sij>h. (inconspicuella, Wood) 10-15 

 mm. Head grey. Antennae ;.j. Forewings elongate, bronzy- 

 purple, more or less sprinkled with pale shining golden ; an 

 indistinct usually small transverse pale golden dorsal spot 

 before tornus, sometimes almost obsolete ; cilia bronzy-grey, on 

 dorsal Bpot ochreous-whitish ; !) absent. HindwingS with hair- 

 scales except towards margins posteriorly, bronzy -grey, pos- 

 teriorly purplish-tinged. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ireland, common ; N. anil ( '. 



Europe; I. Larva whitish ; head pale ochreous-brown, mouth 



darker: in blotch in leaves of birch ; 5. 



(i. M. Sangii, Wood. 11-12 mm. Head whitish -grey-ochreouB, 



more or less mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae. 1 ,. Forewings 

 elongate, bronzy -purple, with more or less numerous pale 

 shining golden irregular spots; a subtriangular pale golden 

 dorsal spot before tornus, reaching half across wing; cilia 

 bronzy-grey, on dorsal spot ochreous-whitish ; 9 absent. Hind- 

 wings bronzy grey, towards apex purplish-tinged. 



S. England to Herts and Hereford, Durham (?), local ; not 

 recognised elsewhere' ; I. Larva grey ; head black, centre and 

 mouth brown; 2 with two groups of black spots: in brownish 

 blotch in leaves of birch ; 5. 



7. M. unimaculella, Zctt. 9-11 mm. Head fuscous, mixed 



