INSECTS 



A, badiata and A. nigrofasciaria (derivata, Bork.) occur among wild rose 

 in many parts of the county ; the former is abundant and the latter, as 

 a rule, decidedly scarce. A. berberata is extremely local ; it was formerly 

 found at Epping, and is still plentiful in the Saffron Walden district. 

 Coremia designata (propugnata, Fb.) has been found at West Bergholt, 

 Great Tey, Langham and near Harwich, but does not seem to be com- 

 mon generally. C.ferrugata and C. unidentaria are to be found every- 

 where and often in abundance. C. quadrifasciaria is scarce but is well 

 distributed, the known localities being too numerous to mention. Camp- 

 togramma bilineata is very common, but C.Jluviata is rare, single specimens 

 only having been recorded from Colchester, Pitsea, Leigh, Woodford, 

 Hainault and Rainham. Pbibalapteryx tersata and P. vitalbata are gener- 

 ally to be found among Clematis. P. vittata (lignata, Hb.) is scarce, but 

 was once taken at West Bergholt by Mr. J. G. Grapes, and others have 

 been captured by Mr. Burrows at Rainham. T'riphosa dubitata and 

 Eucosmia certata are found in Epping Forest and at Saffron Walden. 

 The latter also occurs occasionally at Colchester. E. undulata inhabits 

 most woods, but is not common. Scotosia vetu/afa and S. rhamnata are 

 also Epping and Saffron Walden insects. Cidaria miata is of general 

 occurrence, especially at gas lamps. C. picata has a wide distribution, 

 and was no rarity previous to the great drought of 1893, but has 

 been very difficult to find since. C. corylata and C. truncata (russata, 

 Bork.) are common everywhere. C. immanata, which is by some authors 

 considered a form of truncata, is much less common. C. suffumata seems 

 to occur freely at Epping and Maldon, and Mr. Mathew finds it in the 

 Harwich district, but it is rarely taken at Colchester. C. silaceata is 

 rare, but has been found at Colchester and Epping. C. prunata was 

 formerly common at Epping, where Mr. Doubleday says ' it sometimes 

 strips the currant bushes of their leaves ' ; Mr. Fitch says it is also found 

 at Maldon. C. testata is of frequent occurrence among sallow and birch. 

 C. fufoata is common among wild rose. C. dotata (pyraliata, Fb.) is 

 widely distributed, but by no means abundant. C. associata (dotata, Gn.) 

 occurs freely in gardens among currant. Pelurga comitata is sometimes 

 plentiful among Chenopodium. 



EUBOLIID^E 



Eubolia ceruinata is common among mallow and hollyhock. E. limi- 

 tata (mensuraria, Schiff.) abounds among vetches. E. plumbaria (palum- 

 baria, Bork.) is sometimes common in heathy places among furze. E. 

 bipunctaria is local, but occurs at Epping, Southend and Harwich. It 

 was once seen in some numbers at Walton-on-the-Naze, but the encroach- 

 ments of the sea seem to have been fatal to it. Anaitis plagiata is of 

 general occurrence among Hypericum. Cbesias spartiata abounds among 

 broom. C. rufata (pbliquaria, Bork.), though very much scarcer, is pro- 

 bably also found in most places where broom grows freely. 



SIONID-ffi 



Tanagra atrata (cbaeropbyllata, L.) is recorded from Epping and 

 Hainault. , 



