A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



bumeralis at Epping by Mr. Machin, T. -vulgella is plentiful among haw- 

 thorn, T. luculella and T. scriptella occur at Colchester and Southend. 

 T. fugitive I la is somewhat common on elm in various localities, T. sequax 

 has been found at Benfleet, T. dodecella at Colchester and T. triparella at 

 Hazeleigh. Recurvaria leucatella is somewhat common on apple stems 

 and boughs, R. nanella has occurred at Southend and Woodham Mor- 

 timer, Pcecilia nivea at Colchester, P. albiceps and Argyrltis pictella have 

 been taken near Southend. Nannodia hermannella is often found among 

 Chenopodium at Colchester. Apodia bifractella^ Ptocbeuusa inopella, P. 

 subocellea and Ergatis brizella have all occurred in the Leigh district ; 

 E. ericinella was obtained at Loughton by Mr. Machin, Dorypbora lutu- 

 lentella at Witham by Mr. Cansdale, Monochroa tenebrella is an Epping 

 species. Lamprotes atrella is found at Saffron Walden and St. Osyth, 

 Anacampsis albipalpella at Loughton, A. ligulella at St. Osyth, A. vorticella 

 at Colchester, Brentwood and Hazeleigh, A. teeniolella at Southend and 

 A. anthyllidella in the Maldon district. Tachyptilia populella abounds 

 everywhere among poplar and birch. T. temerella was taken at Epping 

 by Mr. Machin. Bracbycrossata dnerella and Ceratopbora rufescens are 

 widely distributed. C. inornatella has occurred among reeds at Benfleet, 

 and Cladodes gerronella at Colchester and Epping. Parasia lappella is 

 found at Benfleet, Cleodora cytisella at Epping, Colchester and Witham. 

 Chelaria hilbnerella is sometimes common at St. Osyth. Anarsia spartiella 

 is frequently found among broom at Stanway, Haplota palpella is recorded 

 from Hainault, Sophronia parenthesella from Brentwood and Southend, 

 and Pleurota bicostella from Epping. Harpella geoffrella and Dasycera 

 sulphurella are common everywhere. D. olfaierella is widely distributed 

 and not scarce in the Colchester district, where also (Ecophora minutella^ 

 (E. fulviguttella, (E. tripuncta and (E. angustella are to be met with. 

 The rare and local (E. formosella has occurred at Wanstead. (E. lunaris 

 is reported from many districts, the scarce (E. lambdella from Epping 

 and Colchester, (E. tinctella from Hazeleigh ; while (E. panzere//a, (E. 

 unitella and (E. Jlavifrontella have an extensive range in the county. 

 (E. fuscescens has been taken at Epping and Hazeleigh. (E. pseudo- 

 spretella is a pest everywhere. (Ecogenia quadripunctata and Endrosis 

 fenestrella are generally common. Butalis grandipennis is extremely local, 

 but has been taken in some plenty at Wanstead. The rare B. cicadella 

 was obtained at Southend by Mr. S. Stevens. B. chenopodiella is found 

 among Chenopodium at Colchester and Wanstead, and the local Pancalia 

 latreillella occasionally occurs at St. Osyth. 



GLYPHIPTERYGID.ffi 



Roslerstammia erxlebenella is not uncommon among lime at Col- 

 chester, Glypbipteryx fuscoviridella abounds everywhere, G. thrasonella, 

 G. equitella and G. fischeriella are found at Colchester, and Perittia obscure- 

 punctella and Heliozele sericiella at Epping and Brentwood. 



ARGYRESTHIIDjE 



Argyrestbia epbippella and A. nitidella are generally common. A. 



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