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black transverse lines ; above it^ on the costa and between the fasciae, are three abbreviated 
whitish costal streaks, tipped with shining lilac ; and before the apex are two similar streaks, 
the outer one almost communicating with a pale dot in the cilia below the apex : cilia snblus- 
trous greyish, with a black line along their base. Hind wings whitish grey, with paler cilia. 
. Expanse of wings 14 millims. 
April 1872, North Oregon. 
Grapholitha americana. (Plate LXXV. figs. 9 & 10.) 
Palpi scarcely longer than the head, fuscous brown, paler beneath; the apical joint 
visible : head, thorax, and antennae fuscous brown. Fore wings — more than tAvice as long as 
wide, the costa evenly arched, apical margin scarcely indented below the apex, rather 
oblique — fuscous brown, much overrun with rather shining bluish-purple streaks and 
blotches; a large conspicuous white triangular spot on the middle of the dorsal margin, 
having a slight excrescence at its outer edge, and sometimes containing at its base a few 
brownish-fuscous scales ; an ocellated spot is faintly indicated by two or three black streaks 
or spots between two of the purplish shining bands above the anal angle : underside — male, 
glossy greyish brown ; female, dull fuscous brown. Hind wings — male whitish, much shaded 
towards the margin with fuscous brown, cilia greyish ; female fuscous brown, cilia the same. 
2 , 2 ? . Expanse of wings 17 millims. 
Mendocino County, California, June 12th, 1871. 
Grapholitha trossulana. (Plate LXXVI. fig. 1.) 
Palpi short and tufted, the apical joint not exposed : head, palpi, thorax, antennae, and 
fore wings pale ochreous fawn-colour. The fore wings — nearly three times as long as wide, the 
costa slightly arched, apical margin concave — with some oblique shining steel-coloured costal 
streaks beyond the middle, communicating with the margins of the ocellated spot, which are 
also bright steel-colour, enclosing at its upperside three black streaks ; above it is an oblique, 
black, detached streak ; the anal angle is also irrorated with black ; and there are a few 
scattered black scales on the basal third of the wing below the middle : the apex is ferruginous : 
the cilia whitish, tipped with fuscous, and with a black line along their base : a pale dash from 
the middle of the apical margin runs through the upper end of the ocellated patch. Hind 
wings greyish fuscous, with paler cilia. 1 ^ . Expanse of wings 13 millims. 
Hatchet Creek, Shasta County, California, July 15th, 1871. 
In the genus " GraphoUta " (bat evidently not using the name in the limited sense 
intended by Heineniann in his subgenus Grapholitha, II. -S.), Walker describes : — 
GraphoUta refusana, Walk. : see Se7?iasia refmana, p. 63. 
strenuana, Walk. : see Pcedisca strenuana, p. 52. 
eocvagana, Walk., = Poidisca strenuana, see p. 52. 
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