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LEPIDOPTERA. 
in Perthshire, last May, mining in the leaves of Vaccinium 
Vitis-Idcei, and puckering them, having a similar habit to 
_ZV. Septembrella , and forming its cocoon within the leaf. 
Unfortunately many of the larva? found were ichneumoned, 
and very few of the perfect insect were bred; it is a large 
conspicuous species, and may be readily known by the ab¬ 
breviated broad oblique whitish fascia, from the costa before 
the middle, and the small whitish spot at the anal angle of 
the dark purplish black anterior wings. 
Alis anticis saturate purpureo-nigris, fascia obliqua abbreviata ante 
medium, macula parva anali luteo-albis. Exp. al. 3£ lin. 
Head and face ferruginous. Antennae fuscous, the basal joint yel¬ 
lowish. Anterior wings dark purplish black; on the costa, before the 
middle, is an oblique broad pale yellowish spot reaching to the fold; 
on the inner margin at the anal angle is a smaller yellowish-white spot; 
cilia whitish. Posterior wings grey, with pale grey cilia. 
NEPTICULA PRUNETORUM, Stainton,n. sp.; bred 
by Mr. Boyd, from green larva? mining in sloe leaves, 
malting contorted visceriform mines , like N, viscerella . Mr- 
Boyd found the larva? near Loudwater, Bucks, in September, 
but only in one locality. The species to which it is most 
nearly allied are N. playicolella and Acetosce; from the 
former it is distinguished by the pale bronzy basal half of 
the anterior wings and the black head, from Acetosce it is 
distinguished readily by the extreme brightness of the an¬ 
terior wings, by the silvery fascia being rather further froto 
the apex , and bordered internally by a well-defined black 
fascia. 
Alis anticis dilute aeneis, basim versus purpureo-tinctis, fascia media 
nigra, fascia postica argentea; capillis atris. Exp. al. 2 lin. 
Head and face deep black. Antennae black, basal joint white. An- 
terior wings with the basal half pale bronzy, at the extreme base with a 
purple tinge; in the middle is a well defined black fascia, followed by a 
straight moderately broad silvery fascia; the entire apex of the win# 
black; cilia blackish. Posterior wings pale grey, with dark grey cilia- 
