A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



pinicolana and R. pinivorana are found in the Colchester district and 

 probably throughout the county on Scotch fir. Carpocapsa splendidana 

 occurs among oak everywhere. C. grossana is found among beech at 

 Brentwood. C. pomonella, the well known ' Codling Moth,' is much too 

 common in the larva state in * maggot-eaten ' apples and pears. Opadia 

 funebrana takes a heavy toll of the plum crop most seasons. Endopisa 

 nigricana is another injurious species which in the larva state is found in 

 the pods of peas. Stigmonota leguminana, which is extremely rare, S. 

 perlepidana and S. internana are found at Epping and the last named at 

 Stanway. S. compositella is frequently very common in clover fields. S. 

 nitidana and S. fexana (iveirana, Doug.) occur sparingly at Colchester 

 and also at Epping. S. regiana is of general occurrence among sycamore, 

 and S. roseticolana among wild rose. S. germarana has been taken at 

 Epping. Dicrorampba politana and D. alpinana are found at Colchester, 

 Brentwood and Loughton. D. sequana is common at Colchester and 

 Leigh. D. petiverella abounds everywhere. D. plumbana occurs at 

 Brentwood and Southend. D. saturnana is also taken at Southend. D. 

 plumbagana is very common among vetches. D. acuminatana has been 

 captured at Leigh and Colchester. D. simpliciana is found somewhat 

 freely about Artemesia vu/garis. D. tanaceti is common at Colchester 

 among tansy. D. consortana was obtained on the ' Essex salt marshes ' 

 by Mr. Machin. Pyrodes rheedlella is generally common. Catoptria 

 albersana is found at Dedham, Danbury and Southend. C. ulicetana 

 abounds everywhere among furze. C. Juliana is scarce at Dedham and 

 Southend. C. nimbana has occurred in Epping Forest, where Mr. Thur- 

 nall has taken it sparingly. C. microgrammana is rare, and has only been 

 recorded from Leigh by Mr. Vaughan. C. hypericana is found commonly 

 among Hypericum and C. cana on thistles. C. candidulana (ivimmerana, 

 Wilk.) occurs among Artemesia maritima on the coast at Southend and 

 St. Osyth. C. scopoliana (bobenwarthiana, Gn.) is abundant among 

 Centaurea nigra. C. cacimaculana has been taken at Leigh and St. Osyth. 

 C. conterminana is occasionally found among lettuce at Colchester and 

 Leigh. C. cemulana was captured at Eastwood near Southend among 

 golden rod by Mr. Whittle. C. tripoliana (Bar.) is periodically common 

 among Aster tripolium^ but has not been found in north Essex recently. 

 C. expallidana has been captured at Leigh by Mr. Vaughan and at Ben- 

 fleet by Mr. Whittle. C, citrana occurs at Southend and on Canvey 

 Island. C. pupillana is recorded from Essex in Stanton's Manual. Try- 

 cheris aurana is frequently found on Angelica flowers. 



PYRALOIDID^E 



Choreutes myllerana has been taken at Temple Mills by Mr. Machin, 

 who has also taken Symcethis pariana at Loughton. S. oxyacanthella 

 (fabriciana, St.) abounds everywhere among nettle. 



CONCHYLIDJE 



Eupaecilia nana has a wide range among birch. E. dubitana occurs 

 near Southend and at Temple Mills. E. atricapitana is also found at 



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