36. ELACHISTIDAE

Forewing sometimes with greyish suffusion in basal third of costa.

10.0-13.0mm. Early May to mid June. Forewing occasionally with darker suffusion in costal half. Frons, vertex, thorax and tegulae concolorous with forewing, occasionally slightly darker. Abdomen dark greyish brown.

May and June. Forewing with basal third of costa greyish. Flagellum with conspicuous cilia in male, weakly ciliated in female. Frons, neck tufts and thorax shining white; vertex white, faintly suffused with greyish brown.

Early May to early July. Forewing sometimes with basal third greyish. Flagellum non-ciliate. Frons, vertex, neck tufts and thorax white, sometimes slightly ochreous-tinged.

8.0-10.0mm. April and May. Forewing greyish brown, mottled with darker brownish. Frons, vertex, thorax and tegulae concolorous with forewing. See couplet 34.

9.5-11.0mm. Mid April to early July. Forewing white, male densely irrorated ochreous brown, female more thinly irrorated. Frons and vertex whitish.

Forewing greyish brown, mottled darker distally. See couplets 40 (male) and 52 (female)

Forewing brownish grey mottled by scales with pale bases. Frons ochreous brown becoming greyish brown on vertex. Thorax and tegulae greyish brown. For male see also couplet 38, for female couplet 17.

Forewing dark brownish grey; scale bases paler, giving it a mottled overall picture. For male see also couplet 39, for female see couplet 59.

Forewing beige to brownish grey, mottled paler, due to scales with pale bases. For male see couplet 40, for female couplet 53.

Forewing with varying number of fine blackish or blackish brown dots.

8.0-10.0mm. Mid May to mid June (to July in Western Germany). Frons and vertex and labial palpus white. Thorax white, tinged pale yellowish.

8.0-10.0mm. Late April to late June (to mid July in Western Germany). Frons, vertex, labial palpus and thorax white.

7.0-10.0mm. Late May to early September. Forewing white, costa blackish grey basally, margins faintly tinged yellowish; two distinct black spots, one in fold just beyond middle, another between this and apex. frons, vertex, thorax and tegulae white. Hindleg with tarsus white.

Late May to early September. Forewing greyish white. Frons and vertex ochreous white to ochreous grey, more or less suffused brownish. Thorax and tegulae whitish. Hind tarsus greyish, sometimes ringed paler. See couplet 18.

9.0-12.0mm. Late April to mid September. Forewing white, somewhat yellowish; variable in extent of markings; often dark spot near base of dorsum and some spots in distal half of wing. Thorax white. Hind tarsus whitish.

9.0-10.0mm. Mid June to early August. Forewing whitish, suffused grey or brownish grey along costa. Frons and vertex white. Thorax ochreous white to ochreous. Hind tarsus greyish white. See couplet 19.

Forewing with colour ranging from pale ochreous to brownish and grey; markings white and blackish; conspicuous blackish longitudinal plical streak or dot always present.

6.5-9.0mm. Late May to early August. Flagellum towards apex with raised scales on distal part of the segments, giving apical part of antenna a serrate appearance. Forewing greyish brown with pale dorsal and costal marks (the latter often inconspicuous); small black dot in fold at one-half and another, less distinct, in distal end of cell; patch of reddish brown scales in apical half nearly always present. Frons and vertex greyish brown. See for female also couplet 38, for male couplets 8 and 38.

Flagellum not or only slightly serrate.

Forewing brownish grey, whitish sub-terminal fascia and some whitish longitudinal streaks. Frons and vertex ochreous white, often with scattered dark scales. Thorax and tegulae whitish grey, mixed greyish brown. See couplet 14.

Forewing pale ochreous suffused grey or brownish grey and with conspicuous elongate blackish brown dash on fold just before one-half. Thorax and tegulae pale greyish brown. See couplet 15.

Early June to early August. Forewing from ochreous to grey with whitish pattern and poorly defined brownish markings. Frons ochreous white; vertex, thorax and tegulae ochreous grey.

7.0-8.5mm. Mid June to early August. Frons and vertex greyish beige to dark brown in male, whitish grey in female. Thorax and tegulae greyish. Forewing greyish brown.

8.0-9.0mm. Late May to early September. Frons and vertex pale grey to white in male, creamy white in female. Forewing pale brown to greyish brown.

Mid May to mid June and August. Forewing blackish brown; cilia greyish brown with bluish reflection basally. Frons and vertex leaden grey. Thorax blackish grey. Hind tarsus black with narrow silvery white ring at distal end of the segments.

9.0-11.0mm. June to August. Forewing greyish brown, darkest in basal half; fascia at near one-half, slightly curved outwardly and narrowed or interrupted in middle; terminal cilia greyish, yellowish white in apical half. Frons whitish. Thorax and tegulae greyish brown.

Sometimes frons whitish.

8.0-10.0mm. Late June to August. Forewing dark brown; fascia widened towards dorsum; terminal cilia concolorous, but yellowish white in apical half. Frons pale yellowish, vertex brown. Thorax and tegulae blackish brown.

9.0-10.0mm. Late May to early July. Forewing almost plain dark greyish brown; fascia slightly inwardly oblique, very narrow between costa and fold (often not reaching costa), widening almost triangularly from fold to dorsum. Frons creamy to pale greyish; vertex, thorax and tegulae dark greyish brown.

8.0-9.5mm. May (in Britain also in June; in Southern Scandinavia a second generation from August to early September). Forewing dark grey; fascia almost straight, of uniform width throughout. Frons pale grey; vertex grey. Thorax and tegulae dark greyish brown.

Forewing with white or whitish part of terminal cilia ranging from a small series of pale cilia near apex (occasionally ochreous white or greyish white) to basal or distal part of the cilia from apex to beyond middle.

8.0-9.0mm. Early May to late June, August. Forewing dark grey to blackish, mottled paler; fascia, costal and tornal spots whitish, often a third whitish spot between these spots; cilia white along termen. Frons, thorax and tegulae almost white. Flagellum dark grey, faintly annulated paler.

9.0-11.0mm. Mid May to mid June (to early August in Britain). Forewing dark grey; whitish transverse median fascia, almost straight, narrowing towards or not reaching costa; costal and tornal spots often only slightly separated; occasionally costal spot and fascia confluent; cilia pale brown, beyond dark brown cilia-line whitish from apex to middle of termen. Frons dark brown. Thorax and tegulae mottled dark greyish brown and whitish. Flagellum plain dark greyish brown. Hind tarsus shining grey, faintly annulated whitish, with black spots outwardly. See couplets 54, 60 and 64.

8.0-10.0mm. Mid May to August. Forewing dark grey, scales pale grey basally, blackish grey at tips; whitish irregular fascia, always reaching costa; occasionally costal and tornal spots confluent; cilia white beyond dark brown cilia-line from apex to beyond middle of termen. Frons, thorax and tegulae dark greyish brown. Flagellum dark greyish brown, faintly annulated paler. Hind tarsus dark grey, annulated whitish.

7.0-8.0mm. Early June to early July (in Britain also late July to early August and sometimes in October). Forewing blackish grey, variably mottled paler; median fascia, costal and tornal spots white and conspicuous in both sexes. Thorax and tegulae dark grey, mottled paler, becoming whitish posteriorly. Flagellum in male dark grey throughout, in female barred paler.

Frons from whitish or yellowish to grey.

Generally smaller species, 5.0-7.0mm (largest specimen 7.5mm). Late April to early September. Forewing in male mottled greyish brown, in female pale grey to fascia, plain blackish brown beyond; fascia in male indistinct and narrow, in female wide, whitish; occasionally terminal cilia unicolorous dark grey (cilia near apex not white). Vertex grey to dark grey, mottled, darker than frons. Thorax and tegulae greyish brown, often mottled. Flagellum unicolorous blackish brown in male, indistinctly annulated pale grey in female.

Generally larger species, 6.3-8.0mm.

6.5-8.0mm. Late April to early August. Forewing in male dark brownish grey, mottled paler; in female pale grey to fascia, blackish brown beyond, less mottled; whitish fascia in male less distinct, narrowing to or not reaching costa, in female broader and almost of equal width; costal and tornal spots ill-defined in male, in female distinct. Frons whitish, pale beige or pale grey becoming mottled grey on vertex. Thorax and tegulae mottled dark greyish brown and whitish. Flagellum indistinctly annulated or dark throughout in male, in female always ringed paler.

6.3-8.0mm. Early May to mid August. Forewing greyish brown to dark brown, mottled paler, in female basal area paler; whitish fascia indistinct or almost absent in male, in female more distinct; costal and tornal spots distinct in female, in male usually faintly indicated. Frons from whitish to beige, vertex white, mottled dark greyish brown or unicolorous blackish brown. Thorax and tegulae whitish, heavily mottled dark greyish brown. Flagellum dark greyish brown throughout in both sexes.

See couplet 5.

Forewing with costal and tornal spots never confluent, often indistinct, particularly dorsal spot; reminiscents of pale fascia sometimes present. Flagellum unicolorous dark.

Forewing with costal and tornal spots sometimes confluent; median fascia sometimes indistinct.

9.0-13.0mm. Late June to mid September. Forewing blackish brown with ochreous white costal and tornal spots. Frons, vertex, thorax, tegulae and flagellum ochreous brown to blackish brown. Hind tarsus dark greyish brown, annulated whitish. See couplets 55 and 64 and for female couplet 49.

9.0-10.0mm. Late May to late July. Forewing blackish brown, markings whitish. Frons greyish, slightly brownish; vertex, thorax, tegulae and flagellum blackish brown, the latter slightly thickened by raised scales. Hind tarsus greyish, faintly annulated whitish. For female see couplet 60.

6.5-9.0mm. Late May to early September. Forewing brownish grey, suffused with reddish brown and grey scales; white markings obsolete. Frons, vertex and neck-tufts ochreous yellow to greyish brown. Thorax and tegulae greyish brown. Flagellum greyish brown with fine whitish cilia. Hind tarsus pale grey, faintly annulated. See for male also couplet 8, for female couplet 17.

7.0-8.5mm. Late April to mid August. Forewing with scale bases paler, giving it a mottled overall-picture; indistinct ochreous white fascia before middle and some indistinct spots of same colour. Frons, vertex thorax and tegulae brownish grey, mottled brownish. Flagellum unicolorous brownish grey. Hind tarsus grey with whitish rings. For male see also couplet 9, for female couplet 59.

8.0-10.0mm. Late April to early October. Forewing greyish brown, mottled darker distally; costal and tornal spots pale beige, indistinct. Flagellum unicolorous grey. See also couplet 7 for male, for female see couplet 52.

7.0-9.0mm. Late May to July (in Scotland, in Southern Fennoscandia also in August). Forewing beige to brownish grey, mottled paler; indistinct pattern, made up of pale fascia and tornal and costal spots. Flagellum greyish, slightly annulated paler. See for male also couplet 9, for female couplet 53.

8.0-9.5mm. Late May to early August. Forewing blackish grey with distinct markings; fascia from costa to fold outwardly oblique and then almost perpendicular to dorsum, narrowed and sometimes interrupted at fold; cilia-line black and distinct. Frons, vertex and neck-tufts in preserved specimens sometimes discolouring into ochreous white or ochreous.

5.0-7.5mm. Mid May to early June. Forewing shining dark greyish brown; fascia often incomplete, costal and tornal spots often confluent, all metallic silvery. Frons blackish brown in male, dark coppery brown in female. Vertex, thorax and tegulae shining blackish brown. Flagellum blackish, serrate in male.

7.5-11.0mm. Late April to late May, late June to early August. Forewing blackish brown with particularly in apical area scales with paler bases; fascia narrowed or interrupted on fold, costal spot large, tornal spot sometimes reduced, all shining white. Vertex whitish; neck-tufts, thorax, tegulae and flagellum greyish brown. Summer generation smaller.

6.5-7.5mm. Mid May to late July. Similar to E. apicipunctella. Forewing with pale markings more silvery, fascia less oblique to costa, with basal silvery marking in male, but without metallic wing base in female.

8.0-9.0mm. Late May to early August. Forewing dark bronzy brown; markings golden silvery: fascia near base, incomplete median fascia, costal and tornal spots (the latter sometimes confluent). Frons and vertex dark coppery brown; thorax and tegulae blackish brown. Flagellum dark brown throughout in male, in female with white distal third.

8.0-9.0mm. May and early June; abroad also in August. Forewing blackish brown; fascia near base and another just before one-half, costal and tornal spots, all shining silvery. Frons, vertex, thorax and tegulae shining greyish brown. Flagellum blackish brown, except for five white segments at two-thirds.

9.0-13.0mm. Late June to mid September. Forewing brown; fascia to beyond middle but never completely reaching costa, costal and tornal spots, all white or whitish. Frons and vertex whitish, somewhat yellowish. Neck-tufts, thorax and tegulae brown. Hind tarsus blackish brown, annulated white. See couplets 37, 55 and 64 for male.

7.0-9.0mm. Early May to mid June. Forewing blackish; base white, broad fascia before and another beyond middle, both also white and complete. Frons and vertex whitish. Neck-tufts, thorax and anterior part of tegulae blackish, posterior part of tegulae whitish. Hind tarsus unicolorous grey.

8.5-10.5mm. Late May to mid July. Forewing dark greyish brown; the slightly outwardly bent fascia ans the rather small costal and tornal spots, all ochreous white, the latter often indistinct; cilia-line dark brown and indistinct. Thorax and tegulae blackish brown. Flagellum greyish brown. Hind tarsus greyish with white rings, sometimes indistinct.

See couplet 42.

Forewing with fascia pale beige. See for male couplets 7 and 40.

Forewing with basal part mottled brown and whitish, mottled blackish beyond fascia; fascia white, almost straight, distinctly edged outwardly. Frons, vertex, thorax and tegulae mottled brown and whitish. Flagellum distinctly annulated in basal part. For male see couplets 9 and 40.

See couplets 30, 60 and 64.

Forewing dark greyish brown; fascia, costal and tornal spots whitish, sometimes whitish suffusion between fascia and tornal spot. Vertex ochreous brown; frons, neck-tufts, thorax and tegulae similar. Flagellum unicolorous dark greyish brown. Hind tarsus dark greyish brown, annulated whitish. See also couplets 37 and 64 for male and for female 49.

Forewing blackish brown; fascia from one-third of costa to middle of dorsum, costal and tornal spots, all whitish. Vertex ochreous; frons, thorax and tegulae similar. Flagellum blackish, annulated grey. Hind tarsus blackish, annulated white. See for male couplets 58 and 63.

8.0-10.0mm. Late April to September (in Britain). Forewing shining grey with scattered blackish, grey-tipped scales; irregular, V-shaped fascia (pointing outward), costal and tornal spots, all white. Frons, vertex, neck-tufts, thorax and tegulae dark grey. Flagellum dark grey, sometimes annulated in basal half. Hind tarsus grey, indistinctly annulated white. See couplet 62.

See also couplet 63 for male, 55 for female.

Forewing greyish brown, mottled by pale grey, brownish grey tipped scales; fascia narrow, costal and tornal spots (the latter somewhat confluent), all white; base of terminal cilia white before blackish cilia-line, beyond cilia-line grey. Frons, vertex, thorax and tegulae dark grey. Flagellum greyish brown, annulated white in basal part. Hind tarsus grey, annulated whitish. See couplets 9 and 39 for male.

See couplets 30, 54 and 64.

Forewing blackish brown, basal part paler; fascia wide, straight, costal and tornal spots, all white. Frons, vertex, neck-tufts and thorax dark greyish brown. Flagellum unicolorous blackish grey. See couplet 37 for male.

8.0-12.0mm. May and June, August and early September. Forewing dark greyish brown; fascia, costal and tornal spots, all greyish white. Frons and vertex dark greyish brown, thorax and tegulae blackish brown. Flagellum unicolorous dark greyish brown in male, in female annulated white, at least partly. Hind tarsus annulated whitish.

Forewing with fascia constricted or interrupted in fold. Frons and vertex brownish grey. Neck tufts and tegulae dark brown. Thorax dark brown anteriorly, whitish grey along posterior margins. See couplet 57.

9.5-13.0mm. Late June to mid August. Forewing blackish brown; median fascia (usually interrupted), costal and tornal spots, all whitish. Frons ochreous, vertex and neck-tufts dark grey, thorax and tegulae blackish brown. Flagellum brownish throughout. Hind tarsus blackish brown, annulated white. See for female couplet 55.

Forewing dark greyish brown; fascia, costal and tornal spots, all white or whitish. Frons, vertex, thorax and flagellum blackish brown. See for male also couplets 37 and 55 and for female 49.

See couplets 30, 54 and 60.