A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



TINEID^E 



Diplodoma marginepunctella^ Xysmatodoma melanella and Ochsen- 

 beimeria birdella have been taken at Colchester, and the last has also 

 occurred at Shoeburyness. O. bisontella^ O. vacu/e//a, Scardia boleti and 

 S. corticella have been found at Epping, and the two latter at Colchester. 

 S. para sitella was common in Donyland Wood in 1898. S. granella, S. 

 cloacella, S. arcella, Blabophanes ferruginella, B. rusticella and Tinea 

 tapetzella are all more or less common. T. albipunctella and T. capri- 

 mulgella are local but have occurred at Colchester. T. misella has been 

 taken at Shenfield by Mr. Raynor. T. pellionella and T. fmcipunctella 

 are of general occurrence. T. argentimaculella has been found at Epping 

 and Colchester, T. pallescentella at Colchester. T. lapella is generally 

 common, and T. semifuhella is found sparingly at Colchester and Haze- 

 leigh. Tineola biselliella, Lampronia quadripunctella and L, luzella have 

 been captured at Southend. L. preelatella is found at Brentwood, L. 

 rubiella at Colchester, and Incuruaria muscalella abounds everywhere. 

 /. pec tinea and /. oehlmanniella are by no means uncommon. /. capitella 

 is occasionally taken at Colchester among currant. Micropteryx calthella^ 

 M. aruncella, M. sepella, M. thunbergella and M. purpurella are common. 

 M. kaltenbachii (Stt.) is given as an Essex species in Meyrick's Handbook. 

 M. semipurpurella and M. sparmannella occur at Colchester, M. subpur- 

 purella is found everywhere among oak. Nemopbora sivammerdammella 

 and N. scbwarziella abound in woods. 



ADELIDJE 



Adela jibulella and A. rufimitrella have a wide range in the Col- 

 chester district, where A. crcesella is scarce and local. A. degeerella and 

 A. viridella abound everywhere. Nematois cupriacellus is found at Col- 

 chester, Epping and St. Osyth. N. fasciellus is by no means scarce 

 among Ballota nigra at Colchester. 



HYPONOMEUTIDjE 



Sivammerdammia combine Ha, S. ccesiella, S. lutarea, S. oxyacanthella 

 and S. pyrella are all more or less common and have a wide distribution. 

 S. spiniella was taken at Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. Scythropia cratagella 

 is found sparingly at Benfleet and Leigh, and more commonly at Stan- 

 way and Colchester. Hyponomeuta 'vigintipunctatus was formerly taken in 

 some numbers at Colchester and Witham, but has been looked for vainly 

 in recent years. 1 H. plumbellus is frequently found among spindle at Col- 

 chester, and has also occurred at Prittlewell. H. padellus and H. cagna- 

 gellus are very common. H. evonymellus was once obtained on the seashore 

 at St. Osyth. Prays curtisellus is generally distributed among ash. 



PLUTELLIDjE 



Eidopbasia messingiella was captured by Mr. W. R. Jeffrey at Saffron 

 Walden. Plutella cruciferarum abounds throughout the county. P. 

 porrectella is common among Hesperis matronalis at Colchester, and Mr. 



1 This species again occurred at Colchester in 1901 . 

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