Archive image from page 803 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( 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
Archive image from page 803 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( 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. '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 . „ 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 seedcapsules, 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 ,, black, tip
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