. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. bolenobia] TINETDAE 775 Forewings with darker terminal spots 1. incoinpicuMa. ,, without darker terminal spots 2. Bowjlasii. 1. S. inconspicuella, Sit. 11-18 mm. Forewings pale grey, with numerous irregular undefined spots and strigulae of darker grey scales, sometimes connected to form reticulation ; a terminal series of undefined darker spots. Hindwings light grey. ? brown, head dark fuscous, anal tuft white. England, local; Germany; 4, 5. Larva yellowish-grey; head blackish ; plate of 2 and pairs of spots on 3 and 4 black : in a greyish-gree
. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. bolenobia] TINETDAE 775 Forewings with darker terminal spots 1. incoinpicuMa. ,, without darker terminal spots 2. Bowjlasii. 1. S. inconspicuella, Sit. 11-18 mm. Forewings pale grey, with numerous irregular undefined spots and strigulae of darker grey scales, sometimes connected to form reticulation ; a terminal series of undefined darker spots. Hindwings light grey. ? brown, head dark fuscous, anal tuft white. England, local; Germany; 4, 5. Larva yellowish-grey; head blackish ; plate of 2 and pairs of spots on 3 and 4 black : in a greyish-green somewhat three-sided case, on lichens grow- ing ou fences and tree-trunks ; 6-3. 2. S. Douglasii, Stt. (triquetrella, Dbld., non Tr. ; Wockii, Hein.) 13-17 mm. Forewings fuscous-whitish, strigulated throughout with rather dark fuscous. Hindwings light grey. 9 brown, head dark fuscous, anal tuft white. Dorset, Kent, Worcester to Westmoreland, E. Ireland, local ; C. Europo ; 4. Larva pale yellowish ; head and plate of 2 dark brown: in a greyish-green somewhat three-sided case, on lichens growing on fences, rocks, etc.; 6-3. 26. , lib. Head rough. Tongue obsolete or rudimentary. Antennae §, in <J ciliated, basal joint without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porreoted, loosely haired, terminal joint somewhat pointed. Maxillary palpi ob- solete. Posterior tibiae loosely haired. Forewings: lb furcate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen. Hindwings 1, elongate - ovate, cilia ji ; all veins separate. ? apterous. Restricted to a few European species. Imago with forewings elongate, moderate, apex rounded. Larva feeding in a portable ease on lichens. Head light fuscous . . 1. conspwcatella. „ pale greyish-oohreous . 2. pseudobombycella. I. T. conspurcatella, Z. 10-18 mm. Head light fuscous. Antenna! Ciliations 3. Forewings whitish-yellowish, with numerous small Eusoous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle ; a darker fus
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