H. sodaliana (Haw.) Res., 1975. Rhamnus. Recorded once only. VC 18. 68 Laindon, two 26 July 1975 (KRT & JEC). Hysterophora maculosana (Haw.) Res., 1885-1965. Endymion non-scriptus. Loc. c. VC 18. 59 *Warley (AT); 68 Laindon; 69 Stock; Billericay (HCH); Brentwood (Burrows diary); 78 Thundersley (FGW); Benfleet (HCH); 88 Southend district (Vaughan, 1889; Whittle, 1903; HCH). VC 19.53 Quendon; Rowney Wood (AME). Phtheochroa rugosana (Hubn.) Res., 1865-1980. Bryonia. Loc. and not c. VC 18. 39 Chingford (PH); 48 Dagenham (IM); 58 Cranham (PCF); Rainham (GSR); 68 Mucking by CRNB (Pierce, 1918); in 1979 (ECP-C); 78 Thundersley (DGD); 88 Southend district (Vaughan, 1889; Whittle, 1894; HCH); 90 Bradwell-on-Sea, 1978 (AJD). VC 19. 41 Little Hallingbury (RWJU); 50 Ongar (DCT); 53 *Saffron Walden (Jeffrey, 18654866b); in 1977 (AME); 63 Thaxted (AJF); 70 Chelmsford (DW); 81 Wickham Bishops (GCD); 02 Colchester (Harwood, 1867-1868); in 1971 (RJH). Phalonidia manniana (Fisch, v. Rosl.) Res., (1889)4978. Mentha aquatica, Lycopus. Loc. and rather r. VC 18.69 Brentwood (Thurnall, 1902); 88 Leigh-on-Sea (Vaughan, 1889; HCH); 89 Rochford (HCH). VC 19.52 Hatfield Forest Marsh NR, 1978; 53 Rowney Wood, 1973 (AME); 80 Ulting (HCH). P. vectisana (H. & W.) Res,, 1859-1980. Triglochin. Wdspd and abdt on all salt-marshes; v.r. inland on T. palustris. 11 *St Osyth (Stainton, 1859). P. alismana (Rag.) Res., 1872-1979. Alisma plantago-aquatica. Loc. f.c. VC 18. 38 Temple Mills (VCH); Epping Forest(SW); 58 Rainham (GSR); 59 Navestock (Claxton, 1913); 78 Bowers Gifford (Whittle, 1910; HCH); Benfleet; 79 Battlesbridge; 89 Rochford (HCH). VC 19.80 Ulting (HCH); 81 Witham (Cansdale, 1910) 01 Fingringhoe Wick NR (AJF & RF); 11 St Osyth (VCH). P. affinitana (Dougl.) Res., 1845-1979. Aster tripolium. Wdspd and c. in all salt-marshes. A melanic form occurs (AT, HCH). 11 *St Osyth, the type locality (Douglas, 1846b). Stenodes alternana (Steph.) NRR., (1859). Centaurea scabiosa. 88 Southend (Wilkinson, 1859); Essex (Barrett, 1905; Meyrick, 1928). All probably refer to a single prior record which I have not been able to trace. This record may be authentic, but the species is now almost certainly extinct in the county. S. straminea (Haw.) Res., (1889)4980. Centaurea nigra. Wdspd and v.c. 88 *Leigh-on-Sea (Vaughan,1889). 100