A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



and Colchester. S. gigantellus is included in Mr. Vaughan's list of the 



Lepidoptera of Leigh. 



CRAMBID^E 



Platytes cerussellus is very abundant on the coast. Crambus falsellus 

 is scarce at Colchester, and has been found at Hazeleigh and Leigh. C. 

 pratellus and C. pascuellus are generally common. C. pinellus is usually 

 scarce, but was common for a couple of years on a derelict farm at 

 Colchester ; it is also found at Danbury and Hazeleigh. C. latistrius 

 was once taken by Dr. Wallace at St. Osyth. C. perlellus is common 

 generally ; its variety warringtonellus occurs near Brightlingsea. C. selasellus 

 is found sparingly in several coast localities. C. tristellus is abundant. 

 C.fascelinellusvfas once taken at Dovercourt (W. H. H.). C. inquinatellus 

 is common. C. contaminellus (salinellus, Tutt.) has been found in marshes 

 near Southend by Dr. Chapman, Mr. Whittle and others. C. geniculeus 

 and C. culmellus are common. C. chrysonucbellus occurs at Epping and 

 Loughton. C. hortuellus abounds everywhere. 



PHYCID^E 



Anerastia lotella is plentiful on the coast sands. Ilithyia semirubella 

 (carnella^ Lin.) was once taken at Nightingale Hall near Halstead by the 

 late Mr. S. R. Bentall in 1872. Myelophila cribrum is common on the 

 coast, and while much of the land remained out of cultivation, extended 

 its range many miles inland. Nyctegretes achatinella is scarce, but was 

 once bred in some numbers from larvae found at St. Osyth. Homaeosoma 

 sinuella is widely distributed and by no means scarce. H. nimbella is re- 

 corded by Mr. Vaughan from Leigh. H. nebulella is scarce, but is some- 

 times found at Southend and St. Osyth. H. bincruella occurs in many 

 coast localities. H. senecionis is an erratic species, but when found is 

 occasionally common. Epbestia elutella is local, but sometimes common 

 about old clover stacks ; it was very abundant at Stanway in 1 900. E. 

 semirufa has been taken at Hazeleigh and Leigh. E. kuhniella^ a com- 

 paratively recent introduction from abroad, was found in great numbers 

 in a bakery at Leytonstone by Mr. Cooper. Euzopbera pinguis is found 

 sparingly at Colchester about old ash trees. Cryptoblabes bistriga is re- 

 ported from Southend, and is frequently taken at Colchester and St. Osyth. 

 Gymnancyla canella is very local and uncertain, but has been occasionally 

 found near Clacton-on-Sea. Pbycis betulce is sparingly distributed among 

 birch at Leigh and in several woods about Colchester. P.fusca (car- 

 bonariella, Fisch.) has been found at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor and at 

 Southend by Mr. Thurnall. P. adornatella was taken at Loughton by 

 Mr. Machin. Nephopteryx spissicella (roborella, Zinck.) is frequently 

 found in oak woods. N. rhenella (adelphella^ Stainton) is rare and local, 

 and has only been found in the Colchester district and at Hazeleigh. 

 Pempelia palumbella occurs at Epping and Loughton. Rbodophcea formosa 

 is fairly common among elm near Colchester and probably elsewhere. 

 R. comociella occurs freely among oak. R. advenella is frequently found 

 among hawthorn. R. marmorea is found sparingly at Leigh. R. suavei/a 



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