31. OECOPHORIDAE

10.0-14.0mm. Early June to mid August. Forewing ochreous yellow with three irregular dark brown fasciae and dark brown streak along costa.

Fresh specimens with scattered pale ochreous scales.

Forewing paler or darker brown with scattered whitish grey and blackish scales. See couplet 62.

15.0-20.0mm. Late May to Late June. Forewing almost unicolorous pale ochreous to dark greyish ochreous. Frons and vertex pale yellowish grey.

12.0-16.0mm. Mid May to early July. Forewing unicolorous brownish. Frons, vertex and thorax dull ochreous orange.

12.0-17.0mm. Late June to early September. Forewing unicolorous brownish. Frons, vertex and thorax bright ochreous yellow.

15.0-19.0mm. Late June to mid October. Forewing with shape of many tortricids; pale ochreous, purple tinged, markings variable.

Male 12.5-15.0mm, female 15.0-20.0mm. March to November outdoors, indoors throughout the year. Forewing pale greyish, variably suffused ochreous and coarsely irrorated blackish, stigmata black.

Late June to mid August (in Denmark). Forewing dark greyish brown, sprinkled pale ochreous yellow; stigmata blackish. Labial palpus with terminal segment almost obscured by hair-scales of second segment.

17.0-25.0mm. Mid May to early August. Forewing grey, white costal streak followed by a brown longitudinal streak from base to apex; stigmata black.

15.0-21.0mm. Early May to mid June. Forewing with basal half ochreous yellow, dark brown distally; pale yellow spot before tornus and another one at two-thirds of costa; two metallic silver longitudinal streaks from base to one half and additional metallic streaks.

12.0-17.0mm. Late April and May. Forewing bronzy brown with yellow markings, veins marked with metallic lines.

14.0-17.0mm. Late May to early July. Forewing dark purplish with a dorsal spot at base and a median pale yellow fascia.

20.0-22.0mm. Late May to early July. In forewing yellow markings sometimes fused.

Forewing white or pale grey with black markings.

18.0-28.0mm. Late April to early September. Forewing whitish with costal half blackish except at apex.

15.0-19.0mm. Mid May to late August. Forewing with ground colour whitish.

17.0-21.0mm. Mid May to late July. Forewing with ground colour pale plumbeous grey.

16.0-22.0mm. Late May to late July. Forewing with ground colour greyish white.

12.0-18.0mm. Early June to early August. Rest of forewing black except a yellow costal mark near apex and a metallic line, edging yellow basal area.

12.5-16.0mm. Early May to early July. Rest of forewing blackish with two costal spots and a tornal spot yellow.

12.0-15.0mm. Late May to mid June (in Denmark). Forewing reddish orange, distal third blackish brown. Labial palpus with second segment yellow, third segment yellowish inwardly and blackish brown outwardly.

12.0-15.0mm. Late June to mid August. Forewing reddish orange with dark brown apical area. Labial palpus similar to former species, but ground colour orange.

See couplet 47.

Forewing dark greyish brown, with dark more or less distinct stigmata only.

Forewing generally brown, greyish brown or ochreous yellow.

18.0-22.0mm. 20.June to 1.August. Forewing comparatively narrow: length costa more than three and a half times greatest width; without any ochreous tinge; stigmata blackish brown, relatively distinct. Very similar to Tubuliferola latipennella and T. flavifrontella. Inspection of male genitalia possible without dissection after brushing posterior tip abdomen: valva much longer than broad, ventral margin gradually curved upward.

Forewing with length costa about three to three and a half times greatest width or more, often with slightly ochreous tinge; stigmata dark brown, indistinct or obsolete. Male genitalia (inspection without dissection) with short, subtriangular valva.

18.0-22.5mm. 21.April to 2.June. Forewing with stigmata usually indistinct. Valva with dorsal margin straight.

18.0-23.0mm. 20.May to 6.July. Forewing with stigmata usually obsolete. Valva with dorsal margin sinuate.

12.0-13.0mm. Late June to mid August. Forewing with yellowish basal streak, costal and tornal spots rather well-defined; without further markings.

14.0-18.0mm. Early May to early July. Forewing heavily irrorate with yellow scales resulting in more diffuse yellow markings. Flagellum unicolorous in both sexes, male with cilia longer than diameter flagellum. Frons yellow. Thorax and tegulae brownish grey, irrorate with yellowish.

9.0-16.0mm. Mid May to early August. Forewing with scattered yellow scales and rather distinct yellow markings. Flagellum with basal one-third annulated in male, in female unicolorous; male with length cilia at most diameter flagellum. Frons yellow. Thorax black with longitudinal yellow line laterally; tegulae blackish brown.

10.0-14.0mm. Early May to early August. Forewing brown with yellowish costal and tornal spots.

9.0-12.0mm. Early May to early July. Forewing with pale median fascia usually interrupted in middle and with dorsal part generally separate from pale tornal spot; markings yellow.

9.0-12.0mm. May and June (in Central Europe). Forewing with pale median fascia usually entire and with dorsal part always confluent with pale tornal spot; markings pale yellow.

7.0-12.0mm. Late May to early September (outdoors). Forewing with one plical and two discal stigmata, blackish brown and ill-defined; suffused with dark scales, particularly in apical area. Frons pale ochreous yellow to dark brown. Thorax and tegulae shining blackish brown. See couplet 37.

8.0-13.0mm. June to mid July. Forewing with one plical and two discal stigmata, all dark brown; more or less suffused with dark scales. Frons pale ochreous yellow. Thorax and tegulae greyish brown.

9.0-13.0mm (male), 12.0-15.0mm (female). Late March to mid October (often indoors). Forewing pale greyish ochreous yellow; stigmata brown, second discal present, plical and first discal usually indistinct or absent; in apical area some brown suffusion. Frons pale greyish ochreous yellow, vertex concolorous with ground colour forewing.

Forewing pale ochreous. Frons pale ochreous; vertex brown. Rare pale form. See couplet 36.

12.0-16.0mm. Mid July to early September. Forewing reddish yellow, tinged orange; broad reddish brown fascia, edged white. Frons, thorax and tegulae brownish orange.

Mid June to mid August. Forewing with outer edge of pretornal mark near dorsum at right angles to dorsum, for the greater part separate from reddish brown terminal area; base of dorsum concolorous with ochreous yellow ground colour.

Forewing with outer edge of black pretornal mark at an oblique angle to dorsum, outwardly wholly bounded by reddish brown terminal area; base of dorsum concolorous with ground colour or darker.

7.5-10.0mm. Late May to early August. Forewing with pale reddish brown basal patch sometimes extended along dorsum.

9.0-13.0mm. Early June to early August.

18.0-25.0mm. Late March to early June. Forewing greyish brown, often rosy tinged, a bent black longitudinal streak in disc before middle, followed by a black sickle-shaped mark at two-thirds.

25.0-30.0mm. March and April.

20.0-29.0mm. March and April.

15.0-21.0mm. Late May to mid July. Forewing greyish brown, before middle with three blackish stigmata in an almost vertical line and slightly beyond middle two blackish stigmata, transversely placed.

21.0-25.0mm. July and August. Forewing brown with base more or less greyish white; indistinctly darker strigulated; stigmata variable, second discal usually white, black ringed.

Labial palpus without longitudinal ventral furrow.

Labial palpus usually with longitudinal ventral furrow.

13.0-17.0mm. Early June to early August. Forewing ochreous brown with distinct oblique median fascia and costal spot at two-thirds, both markings white; two indistinct transversely placed discal dots, edged white.

16.0-26.0mm. Throughout the year. Forewing pale brownish, coarsely and irregularly irrorated dark greyish brown; stigmata conspicuous, large and blackish. See couplet 24.

Forewing with white discal dot distinct except in Depressaria sordidatella where it may be small and obscure.

In place of white dot forewing a black spot or white streak more basally (or unmarked, see couplet 4, Depressaria badiella).

Forewing with one white discal dot at two-thirds.

18.0-21.0mm. July to September, after hibernation March to May. Forewing brown, slightly reddish-tinged and paler sprinkled; some blackish dashes and blackish terminal dots. Frons greyish brown, vertex and thorax reddish brown.

Occasionally labial palpus without dark rings.

See couplet 60.

See couplet 61.

October and after hibernation April, May. Frons, vertex and thorax ochreous yellow, tegulae dark red brown. Forewing red brown, darker dashes usually indistinct.

17.0-21.0mm. July, August; no evidence that adult hibernates. Frons, vertex and thorax whitish, tegulae dark brown, pale-tipped. Forewing with some inconspicuous darker dashes.

15.0-19.0mm. July, August; no evidence that adult hibernates. Frons, vertex and thorax whitish grey with rosy tinge, tegulae pinkish brown. Forewing with some indistinct darker dashes.

In forewing edging of costal reddish streak often indistinct.

16.0-20.0mm. July to September and after hibernation April, May. Forewing with reddish costal streak from base to three-quarters, rest of wing dark brown with black longitudinal streak or small dashes in disc.

14.0-17.0mm. Throughout the year (in Denmark). Forewing with reddish costal streak from base to near apex, rest of wing brown without black markings in disc.

18.0-22.0mm. August to October and after hibernation April to June. Forewing dark brown, reddish-tinged with scattered whitish and blackish scaling.

Specimens with darker third segment of labial palpus. See couplet 63.

Labial palpus with base of third segment sometimes darker.

July and August, in Britain not hibernating as an adult. Labial palpus with one dark ring, occasionally absent. Forewing brown, slightly reddish-tinged, whitish grey scaling along costa to one-half; first and second discal stigmata indistinct. See couplet 52.

August, September and after hibernation in May. Labial palpus with one dark ring. Forewing brown, not reddish-tinged, whitish grey scaling along costa absent; first and second discal stigmata distinct, black, between them one or more black dots.

22.0-29.0mm. Throughout the year, except December. Forewing pale brown, somewhat greyish, with numerous dark brown dashes; in place of discal stigmata dark cloudy dashes. See couplet 52.

21.0-24.0mm. July to September, not hibernating as an adult. Forewing paler or darker brown with scattered whitish grey and blackish scales; only a few short longitudinal black dashes; sometimes unicolorous (see couplet 4), but also well-marked forms occur; specimens with a visible pale fascia at three-quarters are recognizable by its angle, 80-100° versus 40-60° in D. ultimella and D. daucella. In hindwing vein 5 not clearly separate from stalk of 3 and 4, connate or very short-stalked with stalk of 3 and 4. See couplet 4.

July to October and after hibernation March to May. Forewing brownish, often reddish-tinged; more or less sprinkled paler and darker; numerous short longitudinal blackish dashes; two indistinct discal stigmata, connected by whitish scales.

Mid July to early November, after hibernation mid March to early June. Forewing brownish, often reddish-tinged; somewhat whitish-sprinkled; numerous short longitudinal blackish dashes; second discal stigma present, but indistinct. See couplet 58.

In forewing red scales may occur, but these are part of a suffusion. In Agonopterix assimilella sometimes a short ferruginous dash at three-fifth, often incorporated in dark suffusion (see couplet 91); in A. nervosa a similar red streak in disc at one-half (see couplets 70 and 87).

18.0-22.0mm. Late August to mid November and after hibernation March to early June. Frons, vertex and thorax usually white or whitish. Forewing with two blackish dots in disc.

21.0-26.0mm. Throughout the year except December. Frons, vertex and thorax usually pale ochreous or greyish. Forewing with a red dash and two blackish dots in disc, often fused.

Specimens with curved black mark in forewing. See couplets 90 and 98.

17.0-20.0mm. Late June to August, not hibernating as an adult. Forewing deep dark purplish brown, towards base and costa suffused blackish. Hindwing with dorsum distinctly curved inwards. Frons ochreous yellow. Vertex and thorax usually with brownish central line.

16.0-20.0mm. Late May to early October, not hibernating as an adult. Forewing dark reddish brown or greyish brown, variably suffused darker and paler. Hindwing with dorsum only slightly curved inwardly. See couplet 73.

Forewing occasionally with pale yellowish grey or pale ochreous dot, not white or whitish. See A. assimilella (couplet 91).

16.0-22.0mm. June to September, not hibernating as an adult (in England once found in January). Forewing pale ochreous yellow, variably scattered with blackish scales, suffused brownish or pink; red-circled white dot at three-fifth. See couplet 87 (form without white dot in disc).

Fringe of forewing with pale cilia-line or with dark spots.

18.0-22.0mm. May to September, most probably hibernating as an adult. Forewing ochreous yellow with some scattered blackish scales, variably suffused rosy brownish, except base and costal area; whitish or pale ochreous dot in disc at three-fifth. See couplet 85.

Forewing with white and whitish dost sometimes very small, occasionally one dot obscure.

Specimens with disc forewing without curved dark mark. See couplet 68.

Third segment of labial palpus sometimes with ill-defined indistinct rings or only with black scaling.

May to September, in Britain hibernating as an adult. Forewing dark purplish brown, mixed darker, especially towards costa; base pale grey.

18.0-22.0mm. Throughout the year, except January and December, hibernating as an adult. Forewing pale greyish ochreous with scattered blackish scales; a cloudy dark blotch of variable intensity at one-third; veins sometimes marked with dark greyish brown streaks.

14.0-18.0mm. July to September and after hibernation March to May. Third segment of labial palpus with both dark rings, dark tip narrow or obsolete. Forewing light greyish brown, base pale.

15.0-22.0 mm. Third segment of labial palpus with distinct dark rings and dark tip. See couplets 80 and 98.

18.0-22.0mm. July to October and after hibernation March and April. Forewing reddish brown with a few scattered grey and dark greyish brown scales.

18.0-23.0mm. March to October, hibernating as an adult. Forewing brown, variably suffused ochreous or reddish brown, base usually paler than rest of wing. Specimens with two white discal dots present, but small and obscure. See couplets 90 and 92.

19.0-25.0mm. July to October and after hibernation March, April. Forewing brown, often tinged reddish; base usually pale.

17.0-22.0mm. Throughout the year, except December, hibernates as an adult. Forewing from pale greyish brown to dark brown, variably mixed pale ochreous and dark greyish brown, sometimes tinged reddish; base usually paler. See couplets 77 and 98.

15.0-19.0mm. Late June to early September, not hibernating as an adult. Forewing pale brown, reddish tinged and suffused dark brown, base pale.

Forewing with dark lining of veins fine, sometimes reduced to scattered scales.

19.0-24.0mm. August, September and after hibernation April to June. Forewing whitish ochreous; veins and dorsum variably lined blackish brown. See couplet 86.

19.0-23.0mm. August to October, in Britain and Denmark after hibernation to May. Forewing whitish ochreous; veins and dorsum lined dark, sometimes reduced to scattered dark scales; subdorsal dark longitudinal streak from near base to before tornus.

Vertex without dark median line. Form without pale dot in disc. See couplet 71.

19.0-23.0mm. Late June to August, not hibernating as an adult. Forewing whitish ochreous.

This is f. prostratella, in which forewing lacks blackish brown lines along veins. See couplet 84.

See couplet 70.

Forewing occasionally with base not distinctly dark-edged, but base without dark stippling or suffusion, thus somewhat contrasting with rest of wing.

Third segment of labial palpus with two indistinct dark rings. Form with forewing without white discal dots and without cloudy dark blotch in disc. See also couplets 79 and 92.

July to September and after hibernation March to May. Third segment of labial palpus with two distinct dark rings. Forewing greyish ochreous sprinkled darker; without white or whitish discal dot, curved dark mark in disc absent. See couplets 67 and 98.

15.0-21.0mm. March to September, hibernating as an adult. Third segment of labial palpus with one dark ring, ill-defined. Forewing pale ochreous, sometimes with short ferruginous dash at three-fifth, often incorporated in the grey cloudy blotch.

Third segment of labial palpus with two indistinct dark rings. Form with forewing without white discal dots and with cloudy dark blotch in disc. See couplets 79 and 90.

Third segment of labial palpus with two distinct dark rings.

16.0-22.0mm. February to November, hibernates as an adult. Forewing pale ochreous yellow, irregularly suffused brown.

16.0-19.0mm. February to October, hibernates as an adult. Forewing ochreous yellow to pale greyish red, tinged pale ochreous; variably finely speckled with black or brownish black. Third segment of labial palpus reddish yellow with one distinct blackish ring at two-thirds and less distinct dark markings at tip and at base. See couplet 97.

Forewing whitish ochreous, veins and dorsum variably lined blackish brown. Form with third segment of labial palpus dark-tipped. See couplets 84 and 86.

14.0-19.0mm. August (July in Britain), not hibernating as an adult. Forewing with costa marked with dark strigulae, occasionally obsolete; dark cloudy subcostal blotch at one-half absent or, of present, ill-defined. Labial palpus with third segment pale yellowish, faintly ringed blackish at two-thirds.

17.0-23.0mm. February to October, hibernating as an adult. Forewing with nearly straight costa and rather sqared apex; varying from ochreous yellow or pale reddish ochreous to pale greyish red; basal area not dark-edged and concolorous with rest of wing; dark cloudy subcostal blotch at one-half remote from costa, sometimes obscure, obsolete or absent. Third segment of labial palpus pale brown with two blackish rings and blackish tip; these markings sometimes faint. The f. rhodochrella Herrich-Schäffer has thorax, tegulae and occasionally vertex conspicuously blackish instead of pale brown.

March to December, hibernates as an adult. Forewing reddish ochreous yellow with fine dark scaling overlaid with coarse black scales; dark cloudy subcostal blotch at one-half, remote from costa. Third segment of labial palpus reddish yellow with two blackish rings, second occasionally indistinct.

Forewing with dark cloudy subcostal blotch in disc, if present, approaching costa. See couplet 93.

Forewing greyish brown, sprinkled darker; base pale. Form without curved dark mark in forewing and with one whitish dot in disc. See couplets 67 and 90.

Forewing with only one withish dot in disc. See couplets 77 and 80.