. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. 614 TIN KIN A [hyferoallia Larva greenish-grey; dorsal line whitish; dots black, whitish- ringed; head and 2 black - speckled : in spun shoots of Poly- gala; 5. 3. PiiBtraoTA, Hb. Tongue developed. Antennae f, in <$ moderately ciliated, basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi extremely long, second joint very long, straight, porrected, with rough projecting scales above and beneath throughout, terminal rather short. Fore- wings: 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia §; 3 and 4 connate or closely approximated. A rather considerable ge
. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. 614 TIN KIN A [hyferoallia Larva greenish-grey; dorsal line whitish; dots black, whitish- ringed; head and 2 black - speckled : in spun shoots of Poly- gala; 5. 3. PiiBtraoTA, Hb. Tongue developed. Antennae f, in <$ moderately ciliated, basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi extremely long, second joint very long, straight, porrected, with rough projecting scales above and beneath throughout, terminal rather short. Fore- wings: 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia §; 3 and 4 connate or closely approximated. A rather considerable genus; most of the known species in- habit S. Europe and Australia. Imago with forewings elongate, termen very oblique. 1. P. bicostella, CI. 19-23 mm. Forewings fuscous, irro- ratcd with whitish; a white costal streak from base to near apex, edged beneath by a brown streak; stigmata black. Hindwings grey. Jp/ Britain to Sutherland, N. Ire- "{g land, common; N., C, and SE. Europe, N. Africa; 6, 7. Larva pinkish-grey, marbled witli brown on sides; dorsal and subdorsal lines brownish ; dots blackish; head and plate of 2 yellowish-brown, latter darker-marked : in a web amongst shoots of Erica.; 9-5. 4. Aplota, Stph. Tongue developed. Antennae f, in $ moderately ciliated, basal joint with pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, slightly curved, thickened with loose rough scales, terminal joint short. Forewings: 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia |; 3 and 4 connate. Probably to be regarded as consisting only of the one species, though nearly approached by some Australian forms. Imago with forewings elongate, termen very oblique. 1. A. palpella, llw. 11-13 mm. Head ycllowish-ochreous. Forewings dark fuscous, sprinkled with light ochreous-ycllowish; stigmata blackish, discal sometimes connected by a pale yellowish streak. Hindwings dark Neuration and lirad of rhurola Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may hav
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