INSECTS 



LIGUDJE 

 Pacbycnemia bippocastanaria, ' Rochford, Essex ' (Stephens, ////. iii 



269). 



HYBERNIID^E 



Hybernia rupicapraria, H. leucophearia and H. marginaria (firogemmaria, 

 Hb.) are common in the early months of the year, and H. aurantiaria and 

 H. defoliaria come freely to ' light ' in mild November weather, especially 

 when it is somewhat foggy. Anisopteryx eescularia is fairly numerous, 

 especially among elm. 



LARENTIIDiE 



Cbeimatobia brumata abounds everywhere. C. boreata is much scarcer 

 and more local, but is found at Epping, Harwich and St. Osyth. Oporabia 

 dilutata and Larentia didymata are generally common. L. multistrigaria is 

 recorded for Epping, Wanstead and Hazeleigh. L. viridaria (pectinitaria, 

 Fues.), Emme/esia affinitata and E. alchemillata are of frequent occurrence 

 in woods and lanes. E. albulata has been taken at Brent wood and Dod- 

 dinghurst by Mr. Raynor and at Maldon by Mr. Fitch ; it also occurs 

 at Epping. E. decolorata is generally distributed among Lychnis vesper- 

 tina. E. unifasciata is sometimes common in the larva state in north 

 Essex on Barfsia odontites. Eupitbecia venosata occurs near Braintree, 

 Colchester, Danbury, and probably in most places where Silene injiata 

 grows. E. consignata is very rare, but Mr. Machin has found it at 

 Epping and Loughton. E. linariata is common some seasons among 

 Linaria vu/garis, but in other years may be looked for in vain. E. 

 pulcbellata occurs freely in the Colchester district, and probably every- 

 where where Digitalis grows. E. oblongata (centaureata^ Fb.) is to be met 

 with everywhere. . succenturiata is found in the Colchester, Maldon 

 and Harwich districts. E. subfuhata is sometimes common among 

 yarrow, but has been scarce during the dry seasons we have experienced 

 recently. E. scabiosata (subumbrata^ Gn.) is found on the coast at South- 

 end, Shoeburyness and St. Osyth. E. plumbeolata occurs in many woods 

 in June among Melampyrum. E. isogrammaria is abundant among Clematis. 

 E. egenaria^ a very rare insect about which little seems to be known, 

 has been taken at Loughton. E. satyrata is reported from the Harwich 

 district by Mr. Mathew. E. castigata is generally common. E. trisig- 

 naria seems only to have been noticed at Colchester, where it is a great 

 rarity. E. virgaureata has been recorded from Epping by Messrs. 

 Doubleday, Machin and A. H. Waters. E.fraxinata occurs sparingly 

 at Colchester. E. pimpinellata is sometimes common, especially on the 

 boulder clay among Pimpinella saxifraga. E. irriguata was formerly found 

 at Epping by Mr. Doubleday. E. innotata has been bred by Mr. W. 

 Warren from larva? found at Shoeburyness. E. nanata was common 

 among heather at ' Crockleford Hangings ' near Colchester a few years 

 ago. This locality is now strictly preserved and is inaccessible to 

 naturalists, but the species is probably widely distributed in the county. 

 E. subnotata is common among Chenopodium. E. "uulgata is generally com- 

 mon. E. albipunctata was common a few years ago on the flowers and 



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