INSECTS 



distributed in corn and clover fields. Pionea forficalis is a common 

 garden insect. Qrobena straminalis (sframenfa/is, Hb.) is extremely local, 

 but is found in small numbers at West Bergholt. Perinephele lancealis 

 was formerly far from scarce at Langham Lodge Wood, and has 

 occurred at Southend and St. Osyth. 



HYDROCAMPIDiE 



Cataclysta lemnata abounds everywhere on duckweed. Paraponyx 

 stratiotata is local and seems scarce ; Mr. Howard Vaughan records it 

 from Leigh, and it is occasionally found at Colchester. Hydrocampa 

 nymphctata and H. stagnata are widely distributed and frequently common. 



ACENTROPODID^E 

 Acentropus niveus has occurred at Colchester, but is not often seen. 



PTEROPHORI (Plumt Moths) 



CHRYSOCORIDID^E 



Chrysocoris festa liella is recorded from the slopes near Hadleigh Castle 

 by Mr. Howard Vaughan, and from Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. 



PTEROPHORIDiE 



Agdistis bennetii is found on all the salt marshes of the county among 

 sea lavender. Cneemidophorus rbododactylus was formerly taken at Lough- 

 ton by Mr. Machin. Platyptilia ochrodactyla is found at Colchester among 

 tansy, and Mr. Burrows has taken it rather freely at Mucking. P. 

 bertrami also occurs among yarrow in the same localities. P. gonodactyla 

 (trigonodactyla, Haw. ?) is generally common among coltsfoot. Amblyptilia 

 acantbodactyla is recorded from Leigh by Mr. Howard Vaughan, and is 

 occasionally found at Colchester among Ononis, Stacbys, Galeopsis and 

 other plants. Mimaseoptilus pheeodactylus has been found at Witham by 

 Mr. Cansdale. M. bipunctidactyla is generally common. M. zophodactylus 

 (/oweii, Zell.) has been found at Leigh and Shoeburyness by Messrs. Howard 

 Vaughan and Whittle. M. pterodactylus (fuscus, Retz.) is common in many 

 places. (Edematophorus litbodactylus was formerly found freely in the north 

 of the county among Inu/a, but has been absent in recent years. Ptero- 

 phorus monodactylus (pterodactyla^ Hb.) is very common. Leioptilus lieni- 

 gianus is found at Colchester and in south Essex. L. tephradactylus has 

 been taken near Southend. Aciptilia galactodactyla is frequently found 

 among burdock. A. pen tada c tyla often called by the Colchester children 

 ' the angel ' is common everywhere. 



ALUCITIDjE 



Alucita hexadactyla (polydactyla, Hb.) is common, and is frequently 

 found on windows in the spring. 



CRAMBl 

 CUILIDJE 



Chilo pbragmitellus is common at Southend and Pitsea. Scbaenobius 

 forficellus is common at Wanstead, and has been captured near Braintree 



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