A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



found at rest on birch trunks, but is not common. P. pruniana is 

 extremely abundant. P. ochroleucana is said to be common at Leigh, but 

 is not often taken at Colchester. P. vanegana (cynosbatella, Wilk.) is 

 plentiful in hedges. P. dimidiana is an Epping species. P. gentiana is 

 of general occurrence among teazle. P. sellana occurs in the Leigh 

 district. P. marginana is found at Saffron Walden and Southend. P. 

 fuligana has been captured by Mr. Raynor at Brentwood. Antithesia 

 salicella has been taken at Colchester, where it is very rare. 



SPILONOTID^E 



Hedya ocellana abounds everywhere. H. pauperana has only been 

 taken by Mr. W. R. Jeffrey and Mr. W. Warren at Saffron Walden. 

 H. aceriana and H. dealbana are common. H. neglectana has been taken 

 at Wanstead Flats, Temple Mills and near Southend. H. seruillana is 

 found at Colchester, Loughton and St. Osyth among sallow. H. simplana 

 is rare among aspen, but has been found at Colchester. Spilonota incar- 

 natana occurs at Epping. S. trimaculana (suffusana, Zell.), S. roscecolana^ 

 S. roborana and Pardia tripunctana are generally common. 



SERICORID^E 



Aspis udmanniana occurs everywhere among bramble. Sideria acha- 

 tana is found sparingly among whitethorn at Colchester. 5. littoralis is 

 common in the salt marshes among thrift. S. cespitana is found at 

 Loughton, S. rivulana (concbana, Hb.) at Wanstead. S. urticaria and 

 S. lacunana are common everywhere. Roxana arcuana is local but 

 abounds in some woods, and is now common in the High Woods at 

 Colchester, where a few years ago it was never seen. Euchromia 

 purpurana has been taken at Hazeleigh, Leigh, Walton-on-the-Naze and 

 St. Osyth, but is always scarce. Orthotcenia striana is found sparingly at 

 Colchester and Brightlingsea, and more commonly at Leigh. O. bran- 

 deriana occurs in many woods among aspen. O. ericetana is scarce and 

 local, but has been captured at Colchester, Brentwood and Hazeleigh. 



SCIAPHILID/E 



Phtheochroa rugosana is frequently found in the larva state in briony 

 berries, but is difficult to rear and the perfect insect is not common. 

 Cnephasia politana (lepidana^ Curt.) is rare in the county. Mr. Whittle 

 once took it at Benfleet. C. musculana and Sciapbila nubilana are common. 

 S. conspersana (perterana, Gn.) is recorded from Leigh by Mr. Vaughan. 

 S. subjectana and S. virgaureana are common. S. pascuana has been taken 

 at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. S. chrysantheana occurs sparingly at Col- 

 chester. S. hybrldana is not uncommon near Colchester and at Southend. 

 Sphaleroptera ictericana abounds on the coast and Capua favillaceana is 

 common in woods. 



GRAPHOLITHID.E 



Bactra lanceolana is often abundant in damp places among rushes. 

 B. furfurana was taken at Temple Mills by Mr. Machin. Phoxopteryx 



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