INSECTS 



TOXOCAMPIDjE 



T'oxocampa pastinum is local, and is only recorded from Leigh, where 

 a few specimens were taken by Mr. Howard Vaughan. 



BOLETOBIID^E 



Boletobia fuliginaria, the latest addition to our list, was captured at 

 Hale End, Walthamstow, by Mr. R. W. Robbins on July 29, 1901. 



HERMINIID^E 



Rivula sericealis is found in the Colchester, Maldon, Rainham and 

 Southend districts. Zanclognatha grisealis and Z. tarsipennalis are of 

 general occurrence. Z. emortualis is excessively rare, and has only been 

 found at High Beech and Loughton. Herminia cribralis has been taken 

 at Leigh and also in some numbers at Mucking, and a single specimen 

 has occurred at Walton-on-the-Naze. H. derrvalu is sometimes found 

 in fair numbers, but is extremely local in the Colchester district ; and 

 two specimens were captured by Mr. Pryor at Leigh in 1870. Pechy- 

 pogon barbalis is generally distributed and common in woods. 



HYPENID^E 



Hypena rostralis abounds among hops, and H. proboscidalis is 

 common everywhere among nettles. Hypenodes albistrigalis and H. 

 costeestrigalis are found at Epping, and Mr. Raynor has met with the 

 former at Brentwood and the latter at Hazeleigh. 



BREPHIDES 



Brephos parthenias is found at Colchester, Epping, St. Osyth, Messing, 

 Wrabness and probably in most large woods among birch. In 1846 it 

 was captured at Epping as early as February 28. B. notha is usually 

 scarcer and more local, but occurs in many woods, including those at 

 Epping, Ongar, Messing, Wrabness and St. Osyth. 



GEOMETRY 

 UROPTERYGIDJE 

 Uropteryx sambucaria is of general occurrence. 



ENNOMID^: 



Epione apiciaria is widely distributed but not common. E. advenaria 

 was recorded as rare at Eastwood near Southend by Mr. Howard 

 Vaughan. Rumia luteolata (cratagata, L.) and Venilia maculata are gener- 

 ally common. Angerona prunaria is found frequently in many woods, 

 but has not recently been seen in the Colchester district, where it was 

 formerly common, for several years. Metrocampa margaritaria is found in 

 woods and lanes everywhere. Ellopia prosapiaria (fasciaria, Schiff) occurs 

 sparingly at Birch, Colchester and near Harwich, and probably among 

 Scotch fir generally. Eurymene dolabraria and Pericallia syringaria are 

 widely distributed but are not common. Selenia bilunaria (illunaria, Hb.) 

 abounds everywhere. S. lunaria though found in many places is nowhere 

 common. S. tetralunaria (ittustraria, Hb.) is extremely local. It occurs 



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