One of the large genus of Acidalia, a small and
delicate moth. The wings are yellowish-white, finely
dusted with black. The fore-wings have five and the
hind-wings four brownish yellow transverse bands. It
expands about one inch. It is not a British species.
ZONOSOMA PUPILLARIA (Hübn).
A small moth, with the tips of the fore-wings pointed.
The wings are greyish yellow, finely and indistinctly
speckled with purplish brown, with a small brown
central spot centred with white, a row of black dots
beyond the middle, and often a dull red, zigzag central
shade also. This is a very variable species, inhabiting
S. Europe, W. Asia, and N. Africa, but is not an inhabitant
of England. The larva is very variable in
colour, being dull green, brown, or reddish. It feeds on
the cistus, arbutus, myrtle, etc.
TEPHRONIA SEPIARIA (Hufn).
A small moth, with narrow fore-wings, expanding
about one inch. The fore-wings are ashy-grey, finely
dusted with a darker shade. The hind-wings are paler,
with two dark marginal bands. It is met with in
Central and Southern Europe, but is very rare in
Britain. The larva is brownish grey, with a paler
line and two rows of pale spots on the back.
EUPITHECIA PUMILATA (Hübn).
The fore-wings are pointed, reddish grey in colour,
and bordered by a brownish-red band. The larva is
pale yellowish-green, with dark green or reddish-violet
lines on the back, and a paler line on its sides. It
feeds on the flowers of a great variety of plants, such
as clematis, broom, convolvulus. It is widely distributed
in Central and Southern Europe and W. Asia,
but is not an inhabitant of Britain.