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 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. 174