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Purfleet The Chalk Quarries Posted 1915
Purfleet The Chalk Cliff Posted 1927
Purfleet The Dipping Chalk Quarry
Purfleet Chalk Quarry with rail tracks Bell Photo Co Ltd
Purfleet Chalk Quarries and railway posted 1915
Purfleet Chalk Cliff posted 1918
Purfleet Chalk Cliff posted 1912
Purfleet on Thames The Big Chalk Cliff posted 1905
Purfleet from the river with Royal Hotel posted 1904
Purfleet from the river chalk quarry in distance

Species Account for Eriogaster lanestris

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Eriogaster lanestris  (Linnaeus, 1758) 66.005 Evidence needed
Small Eggar
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Lasiocampidae

 
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required


Status: RDB 2

Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 7
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2000

1992-on hectads: 2
Pre-1992 hectads: 3
Total hectads: 5

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