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 INSECTS Mr. Willament. The Narrow-bordered Five-spotted Burnet (Z. loniceree) is also recorded from Hainault by Mr. Machin. The Six-spotted Burnet (Z. JUipendulce) occurs in many places, including Southend, Warley Gap, Maldon, Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze. The pale yellow form has been captured at Leigh, and quite recently there was a large colony near Colchester which produced very beautiful pink, orange and terra cotta forms. Owing to changes effected since 1896 it is to be feared that this colony is now practically extinct. Sarothripus undulanus is scarce and local. A few were taken at Mucking by Mr. Burrows in 1900, and examples have been captured at Colchester and St. Osyth. Earias chlorana is sometimes common among osiers. The Green Silver-lines (Hylophila prasinana) is of general occurrence among oak, birch and beech, and the Scarce Silver-lines (H. bicolorana) though far from common is widely distributed in parks and oak woods. The Short-cloaked (No/a cucullatella) is common among white- thorn and blackthorn and also about fruit trees. The Small Black Arches (N. strigula} is scarce and local, but has been found at Brentwood and Hazeleigh by Mr. Raynor, at Southend by Mr. Howard Vaughan, near Harwich by Mr. Mathew, and also at Colchester and St. Osyth. The Least Black Arches (N. confusalis) is found sparingly in the same localities and seems to be more generally distributed. Nudaria senex is found at Dovercourt by Mr. Mathew, at Mucking by Mr. Burrows, and at Halstead by Mr. Percy Adams, and is also recorded from Epping and Leigh. N. mundana has occurred sparingly at Colchester, Mucking and St. Osyth. The Dew Moth (Setina irrorella} was reported by Mr. Edward Doubleday to have been found commonly in the larva state on Lichen caninus at Mersea and St. Osyth many years ago. There are no other records for the county, and this may have been a mistake ; for though the larva of an allied species (Lithosia complana) has been frequently obtained since on Lichen caninus at St. Osyth no irrorella have been found. The Rosy Footman (Calligenia miniata) is fairly common in woods. A yellow form has been twice met with at Colchester. The Four-dotted Footman (Lithosia mesomella) is widely distributed, but not generally common. The Orange Footman (L. sororcula) was common for a period some twenty-five years ago, but afterwards became very scarce ; it has again occurred rather more frequently during the past three or four years, and in 1899 Mr. Raynor met with it in some numbers at Hazeleigh. The Dingy Footman (L. griseola) is of frequent occurrence in many places, and its variety, L. Jiava (stramineola, Dbl.), is recorded from the Epping and Harwich districts. The Common Footman (L. lurideola) is of general distribution, but is seldom so common as to be abundant. The Scarce Footman (L. complana) is more local, but not really scarcer where it occurs than the last species ; it seems to be more i 145 19