Archive image from page 381 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( 372 PYRALIDINA rPLOnu Only one species is known; its habits are similar to those of Ephestia. Imago with forewings narrow, costa hardly arched. 1. P. interpunctella, Mb. 13-18 mm. Forewings ferrugin- ous-ochreous, densely mixed with dark fuscous; basal area wholly whitish-ochreous; first and second lines obscurely dark leaden - fuscous; an obscure paler discal dot. Hindwings whitish-fuscous. England to Westmoreland, N. and E. Ireland, local; SC. and S. Europe,
Archive image from page 381 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( 372 PYRALIDINA rPLOnu Only one species is known; its habits are similar to those of Ephestia. Imago with forewings narrow, costa hardly arched. 1. P. interpunctella, Mb. 13-18 mm. Forewings ferrugin- ous-ochreous, densely mixed with dark fuscous; basal area wholly whitish-ochreous; first and second lines obscurely dark leaden - fuscous; an obscure paler discal dot. Hindwings whitish-fuscous. England to Westmoreland, N. and E. Ireland, local; SC. and S. Europe, N. Africa, N. America, Australia, artificially spread, true home uncertain, but perhaps America; 6-10. Larva yellow-whitish ; dorsal line darker ; head and plate of 2 dark reddish-brown : on maize, figs, seeds, etc.; 8-6. 12. Ephbstta, On. Face smooth. Antennae in -J shortly ciliated. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, with appressed scales, terminal joint moderate, pointed. Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform. Forewings in $ sometimes with costal fold beneath towards base, enclosing hair-pencil; 5 absent, 9 absent. Hindwings: cell not reaching |, 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 absent, 7 anastomosing with 8 to beyond middle. The species of this genus arc few in number, but, owing to their domestic habits, have been so promiscuously distributed through man's agency, that it is now uncertain from what country they were originally derived ; it seems, NeurationandheadorMiaeZuMfa. however, not improbable that the majority are Asiatic. Imago with forewings narrow, costa gently arched. 1. First line outwardly oblique on dorsum . 2. „ not outwardly oblique on dorsum . 3. 2. Hindwings whitish . . .5. kuehniella. „ pale fuscous . . .1. elutella. 3. Second line strongly indented near costa . 4. calidella. ,, not strongly indented . 4. 4. Hindwings with subbasal line of cilia strong 3. cahiritella. „ „ „ faint 2. ficulella.
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