THE ROSY-MARBLED MOTH IN BRITAIN. 
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persistent collecting in a district so easily reached from London. 
Its survival near Brentwood is not so remarkable, and much less 
so its frequent abundance in its Sussex haunts, up to the present 
time. 
Year. 
Month. 
Collector. 
Locality. 
Remarks. 
Reference. 
1858-9 
June 
H. W. Killingback 
Loughton 
Zool. ,1860, p.6641 
1859 
May 27 
June 7 
W. E. Pallender 
9 9 
9 9 
9 9 
Ep. Forest 
9 9 
In fine condition 
E.W.I.,\ i., p. 123 
9 9 
,, 12 
C. Healey 
Three 
9 9 
13 
J. Baker 
Two during a shower 
,, vi., p. 99 
i860 
,, M 
J. Bryant 
,, Several. Eggs obtained 
,, viii., 107 
,, 16 
C. Miller 
Loughton 
, , Drop s when 
alarmed 
,, ,, 99 
9 9 
J. Scott 
9 9 
,, Flying from 
8.30 
ix., 243 
,, 24 
E. Newman 
Ep. Fcrest 
Hundreds 
Zool., i860, p.7108 
T. Eedle 
Loughton 
Several 
E.W.I., viii., 99 
June 
C. S. Biggs 
Ep. Forest 
Eggs obtained 
Ent., 1883, p. 163 
1861 
— 
T. Eedle 
9 9 
Not so abundant as 
in i860 
E.W.I. , x., 107 
1863 
— 
R. W. Wright 
Loughton 
One 
E.A., 1864 
1864 
July 4 
Dr. B.’ Gill 
Ep. Forest 
9 9 
1865 
9 9 
9 9 
Three 
9 9 9 9 
1865 
June 5 
S. A. Davis 
Loughton 
Several 
,, 1866 
1866 
June 
Dr. B. Gill 
Epping 
Scarce 
,, 1867 
9 9 
E. G. Meek 
Loughton 
9 9 
9 9 9 9 
1867 
June 
T. Eedle 
? 
,, 1S68 . 
1868 
May 27 
A. Woodage 
Epping 
A few fine specimens 
,, 1869 
J une 
Dr. B. Gill 
9 9 
Scarce 
9 9 9 9 
,, 13 
H. Vaughan 
Loughton 
One 
9 9 9 9 
1874 
J une 2 
D. Price 
Roost Hole 
'1 Abundant, flying 
Ent., 1874, p. 206 
,, 6 
) 9 
■ A 
St. Leonard’s 
> by dozens. 
9 9 
9 
9 9 
.. 
Forest 
J Faded 
9 9 
1877 
— 
W. H. Tugwell 
St.Leonard’s 
Forest 
Eggs obtained and 
moths bred 
,, 1883, p. 164 
1882 
June 
W. H. Wright 
Ep. Forest 
Commoner than usual 
,, 1883, p. 82 
1885 
June 
G. V. Elstowe 
Between 
Loughton 
and They- 
don Bois 
Good series, end of 
month 
,, 1885, p. 203. 
1886 
— 
H. Jobson 
G. H. Rayner 
Brentwood 
Successfully reared 
., 1886, p. 209 
In. Coll. Brit. Mus. 
1887 
— 
9 y 
.. 
99 
9 9 
1888 
A. W. Mera 
.. 
9 9 
Abundant 
In litt 
1910 
June 
H. M. Edelsten 
Brentwood 
Eggs obtained and 
moths bred 
In litt. 
1913 
,, 7 
London N.H. Society 
9 9 
A few 
Transactions 
L.N.H.S. 
1914 
,, 1 
A. W. Mera 
Three 
Bridges 
One in daytime 
In litt. 
1917 
June 
Rev. J. W. Metcalfe 
Tilgate For. 
Flying in hundreds 
9 9 
1921 
9 9 
9 9 
9 9 
Fairly abundant 
9 9 
Ent,. The Entomologist; E.A., Entomologists Annual; E.W.I., Entomologist’s Weekly Intelli¬ 
gencer ; Zool. Zoologist; L.N.H.S., London Nat. Hist. Society. 
It is interesting to note that Hubner’s specific name venustula 
(pretty, graceful), which fits this species so well, appears never 
to have had an alternative, but the generic names have been 
various : Noctua, Hub. (1790) Hapalotis Hub. ; Eustrotia, Hub. ; 
Erastria Ochs. ; and Monocles, Guenee. 
I should like to acknowledge gratefully the kindness of Messrs. 
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