A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



among hop at Colchester, where Eatrachedra prceangusta abounds on 

 poplar. B. pinicolella and Chauliodus cheer ophy lie llus have been taken at 

 Brentwood. Laverna lacteela and L. stepbensi are both found in the 

 Epping district. JL. epilobiella is abundant everywhere on Epilobium 

 hirsutum, L. ochraceella has been obtained at Eastwood near Southend. 

 L. decorella, according to Mr. Fitch, is generally distributed but not 

 common. L. subbistrigella has been captured at Hazeleigh, L,. atra and 

 Chrysoclysta aurifrontella are common everywhere among hawthorn. 

 Antispila pfeifferella has been found at Brentwood, Elacbista magnificella 

 at Colchester, E. albifrontella is common, E. stabilella is reported from 

 Brentwood, E. nigrella and E. obscurella are very common. E. gan- 

 gabella occurs at Epping, E. cerussella at Colchester, E. triatomea at 

 Benfleet ; JE. pollmariella was taken at Fairmead Bottom by Mr. Machin, 

 E. rufocinerea and E. argentella are generally abundant. Tischeria com- 

 planella is very common among oak. The local T. dodoncea has been 

 obtained by Mr. Whittle at Eastwood near Southend, T. margined is 

 plentiful among brambles, T. gaunacella has occurred at Colchester and 

 Witham. 



LITHOCOLLETID^: 



Litbocolletis hortella occurs at Colchester, L. lantanella at Southend. 

 L. irradiella and L. lautella are found at Brentwood ; the latter has also 

 been obtained by Mr. Fincham who has given much attention to this 

 genus and Neptlcula at Colchester. L. cavella is recorded for the 

 county in Mey rick's Handbook. L. pomifoliella, L. coryli, L. spinicolella, 

 L. faginella, L. saliclcolella and L.. vimineforum are common at Colchester. 

 L. carpinicolella has been taken at Loughton, Wanstead and Southend. 

 L. ulmifoliclla, L. spinolella, L. quercifoliella, L. messaniella, L. corylifoliella, 

 L. viminiella, L. alnifoliella, L. heegeriella, L. cramerella, L. tenella and 

 L. syhella have all been found at Colchester, and with the exception of 

 tenella are common there ; this has also occurred at Wanstead. L. 

 emberizczpennella has been obtained at Southend. L. nicellii, L. scbreberella, 

 L. tristrigella and L. trifasciella are Colchester species, and like most of 

 this family have probably a wide range in the county, though few definite 

 localities are at present known for them. 



LYONETIID^E 



Phyllocnistis suffuse I la, Cemiostoma spartifoliella and C. laburnella are 

 common at Colchester. Opostega salaciella has been taken at Brentwood 

 by Mr. Raynor, O spatulella at Witham by Mr. Cansdale, and at 

 Southend by Mr. Whittle. Eucculatrix ulmella occurs at Hazeleigh and 

 Southend, B. vetustella is recorded from Epping, where B. cratcegi is 

 common. B. maritima is plentiful in the marshes at Benfleet and 

 Southend, and B. cristatella is reported from Benfleet and Witham. 



NEPTICULID^: 



Neptlcula atricapitella is found at Epping, N. anomalella and .ZSf. 

 pygmceella are common at Colchester, N. pomella has been taken at 



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