INSECTS 



Southend. E. maculosana abounds among wild hyacinth. E. bybridella 

 has been captured at Colchester, Leigh and Witham. E. ambiguella 

 finds a place here on the authority of Meyrick's Handbook. E. angustana 

 is not uncommon in many districts. E. affinitana and E. vecfisana are 

 generally distributed in the salt marshes. E. udana has been taken at 

 Temple Mills and St. Osyth. E. notulana was once met with at Leigh, 

 where E. roseana is common. The latter species is also found at Haze- 

 leigh. E. ciliella is plentiful among cowslip at Aldham. Xanthosetia 

 zoegana occurs sparingly in many places. X. bamana abounds everywhere 

 among thistles. Cbrosis alcella (tesserana, Tr.) is of common occurrence 

 on the coast, and has been taken freely at Colchester and Witham. C. 

 bifasciana (audouinana, Dup.) is rare and local, and has only been recorded 

 from Epping and Wanstead. Lobesia re/iguana is probably in all wooded 

 districts. Argyrolepia hartmanniana (baumanniana, Schiff.), a very local 

 species, has occurred at Eastwood, Epping and Layer-de-la-Haye. A. 

 zephyrana is rather common among wild carrot. A. maritimana is scarce 

 and local on the coast sands, where much of its food plant the beautiful 

 sea holly has disappeared with the growth of the seaside watering 

 places. A. badiana is found among burdock and A. cnicana among 

 thistles at Colchester and St. Osyth. A. eeneana occurs sparingly in the 

 Southend district, where also Concbylis dipoltella and C. francillana arc 

 found. C. smeathmaniana and C. straminea occur at Colchester. C. 

 alternana is said to be an Essex species in Meyrick's Handbook. 



APHELIID^ 



Tortricodes hyemana is very abundant in all oak woods in the early 

 months of the year. 



TINE^E 



The insects belonging to this group have so far received consider- 

 ably less attention than those already dealt with, and doubtless many 

 additions will be made to the following list when the entire county has 

 been thoroughly and systematically explored. 



EPIGRAPHIIDJE 



Lemnatophila pbryganella is somewhat common in oak woods in 

 November, and is widely distributed. Dasystoma salicella is very local, 

 but is found at Brentwood and Dedham. Exapate congelatella occurs at 

 Loughton. Diurnea fagella is abundant everywhere. Semioscopus avel- 

 lanella is scarce at Hazeleigh, Southend and St. Osyth. Epigraphia 

 steinkellneriana is generally distributed but is not very common. 



PSYCHID./E 



Talteporia pseudo-bombycella is fairly common in woods. Epicb- 

 nopteryx pulla is often plentiful on the coast, and is found in many inland 

 localities. E. reticella is very local, but is obtained by Mr. Whittle in 

 the Southend marshes. Fumea crassiorella has been taken by Mr. 

 Burrows at Rainham. F. betulina is stated in Meyrick's Handbook to 

 occur in the county. F. intermediella is common everywhere, and 

 Solenobia inconspicuella is reported from Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. 



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