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Bradford, E. S. — (1) From Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory, all at light traps: 

 Yponomeuta sedella Treks., viii.1993; Oinophilu v-flava Y\aw., 17. v. 1993; Ihisunottu 

 chrysonuchella Scop., 26. v. 1993; Hypochalcia ahenella D.&S., I7.\i.l993; ( kilo 

 phragmitella Hubn., 8.ix. 1993; Aneraslia lotella Hubn., 7.vii.l993; I'cdiasiu 

 conlaminella Hubn., 31.vii.1993; Meltisoblaptes zelleri Joann., 26. vi. 1993; Olethreuta 

 lacunana D.&S., 25. vi. 1993; Nyctegretis lineana Scop., 26. vi. 1993. 



(2) From other localities: Phycitodes maritima Tengst., 5.vii.l993, Pcan Hill, 

 Whitstable, Kent; Pexicopia malvella Hubn., 27.vii.1993, Pean Hill; Monochroa 

 moyses Uffen, 27.vi.1993, Pean Hill, Stigmella samiatella Zell., 24. \ .1992. Pcan Hill; 

 Monochroa moyses Uffen, 3.vii.l971, Mucking, Essex; M. lucidella Steph., 4.vii. 1993, 

 Seasalter, Whitstable, Kent; Adela croesella Scop., 6.vi. 1993, Chilham Down, Kent. 



Brotheridge, D. — Specimens nationally rare or new to Wiltshire. Denisia 

 albimaculea Haw., 28. vi. 1993, Marlborough Downs, VC7, new to county. Aploia 

 palpella Haw., 28.vii.1993, Lover, VC8, new to VC. Acanthophila alacella Zell., 

 4.viii.l991, Lover, VC8, new to county. Epiphyas postvittana Walk., 21. viii.1993. 

 Wroughton, VC7. Eucosma conterminana H.-S., 20.vii.1993, Wroughton, VC7, new 

 to county. Pediasia aridella Thunb., 25. vi. 1992, Pound Bottom, VC8, new to county. 

 Pyralis lienigialis Zell., Wootton Bassett, VC7, 14.viii.1991; near Minety, VC7, 

 9.viii.l992. Ancylosis oblitella Zell., Wroughton, VC7, lO.viii. 1 992. Phycitodes 

 saxicola Vaugh., Wroughton, VC7, 25.vii.1993. 



Clancy, S. P. — Included in the exhibit were six species of Pyralidae: Eudonia 

 alpina Curtis, taken at Coylum Bridge, Inv., late May 1993. These are of interest 

 because of the early date involved, the Caledonian Forest habitat from which they 

 were taken and the low altitude at which they occurred (c. 250 m). Siiochroa palealis 

 D.&S., a female, perhaps of Continental origin, taken at Dungeness, Kent, 7.vii.l993. 

 Sciota adelphella F. R., a short series bred from a female taken New Romney. Kent. 

 18.vii. 1992; this appears to be a species now established in the Dungeness/ Lydd New 

 Romney area. Agriphila geniculea Haw., a specimen taken at Lydd, 10. ix. 1993. 

 showing dark shading between the median and subterminal fasciae; Scoparia pyralella 

 D.&S., a specimen approaching f. purbeckensis Bankes from Dungeness on 

 21. vi. 1993; Homoeosoma sinuella F., a specimen with the cross-lines unusualK 

 juxtaposed, and the area between them shaded with dark scaling, Lydd, 31.vii.1993. 



Corley, M. F. W. — Interesting Lepidoptera from Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. 

 Bohemannia auriciliella Joannis (Ectoedemia bradfordi Emmet), Lo\er (N 

 24. vi. 1993; the third British specimen; otherwise known only from single examples 

 in Brittany and the Netherlands. Elachista unifasciella Haw., Knap Hill (\ 

 14. viii.1993. Caryocolum viscariellum Staint., Bladon Heath, Woodstock (VC23), 

 22.vii.1993, new to Oxfordshire. Acanthophila alacella Zell., Lover (VC8), 28. \ ii.1993. 

 Exapate congelatella Clerck, Pucketty Farm, Faringdon (VC22). 4. i. 1993: thought 

 to have been introduced to the site with trees from a Shropshire nursery. Hypso 

 costalis F. ab., Pucketty Farm, Faringdon (VC22), 18. viii.1993. 



Harper, M.—Mompha bradleyi Reidl, a species new to Britain. Specimens of this 

 moth were bred from small green galls on Epilobium hirsutum L . during late summer 

 of 1991 from several sites in Herefordshire. At the time it was considered to be a 

 new pabulum for the closely related M. divisella H.-S., also a gall-feeder on other 

 Epilobium species, e.g. E. montanum L., E. palustre L. and £. lanceolatum Sebast. 

 & Mauri. Mompha bradleyi, known from central and western Europe had not been 

 recognized as a British species until 1991, although it is likely that specimens 

 unrecognized in collections. Galls are seen usually on lateral side shoots just below 

 the flowers, in August and early September. Moths appear in September from pupae 

 within the gall and then hibernate until the following spring and early summer. 



