INSECTS 



has a wide range in north Essex, and Mr. Vaughan records it as ' uncom- 

 mon ' at Leigh. R. tumidella is found among oak, occasionally in some 

 numbers. R. rubrotibiella (tumidana, Schiff.) is rare, and has only been 

 taken by Mr. Raynor at Hazeleigh. 



GALLERIDjE 



Galleria mellonella (cereana, Lin.) is found in the Colchester and 

 Maldon districts ; it feeds on the comb in beehives. Aphomla sociella 

 is generally common. Achrcea grisella (a/vearie//a, Gn.) occurs at Col- 

 chester and Hazeleigh, and is probably only too well known to bee- 

 keepers throughout the county. 



TORT RICES 

 TORTRICID/E 



Tortrix podana is common. T. piceana is scarce, and has only been 

 found at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. T. cratagana is far from common 

 at Colchester and St. Osyth. T. xylosteana is abundant everywhere. T. 

 sorbiana is of general occurrence, but is not very common. T. rosana is 

 extremely common. T. druersana is found among elm at Colchester. T. 

 cinnamomeana was taken at Loughton by Mr. Machin, and does not seem 

 to be found in other districts. T. heparana and T. ribeana are common. 

 T. corylana occurs at Southend, Colchester and St. Osyth, but is not an 

 abundant species. T. unifasciana is common everywhere. C T. semialbana 

 is local and scarce. T. costana and its variety latiorana and T. viburnana 

 are found on the salt marshes at Southend and St. Osyth. T. viridana 

 and T. ministrana are common everywhere. T. forsterana is somewhat 

 scarce and local, but is found at Colchester, Hazeleigh and Leigh. 

 Dicbelia grotiana is found in the same localities as the last, and also at 

 Brentwood. Leptogramma literana and L. scabrana occur sparingly at 

 Colchester, and the latter was taken at Stratford by Mr. Machin. Peronea 

 sponsana is widely distributed but not very common. P. rufana has been 

 captured at Leigh by Mr. Whittle. P. mixtana was found at Hainault 

 by Mr. Machin. P. scballeriana and P. comparand have occurred sparingly 

 at Colchester. P. variegana is very common. P. cristana seems to be 

 confined to Epping and Hainault. P. bastiana is found everywhere 

 among sallow and osier. P. umbrana is also recorded from Epping and 

 Hainault. P. ferrugana is not scarce among birch. P. aspersana is 

 frequently common in strawberry beds at Colchester. Rhacodia caudana, 

 Teras contaminana^ Dictyopteryx Iceflingiana, D. holmiana, D. bergmanniana, 

 D. forskaleana^ Argyrotoxa conivayana and Ptycholoma lecheana are gene- 

 rally common. 



PENTHINID.E 



Ditula hartmanniana is rare at Colchester and is recorded by Mr. 

 Machin from Temple Mills. D. semifasciana has been found at Haze- 

 leigh, Saffron Walden and St. Osyth. Pentbina corticana (picana, Fr5l.) 

 and P. betulatana are widely distributed among birch. P. capraana 

 occurs at Colchester and St. Osyth. P. sororculana (pralongana, Gn.) is 



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