Olethreutes cespitana (Hubn.) Res., 1872-1977. Trifolium spp., Limonium, Armeria, etc. Loc. f.c.
on the coast, formerly also inland.
VC 18. 49 *Loughton (Machin, 18724873b); 58 waste ground near Upminster (Thurnall,
1902); 88 Hadleigh; 98 Shoebury (HCH). VC 19. Ol Fingringhoe Wick NR, v.c. (AME); 11
Colne Point, not r. (HCH).
O. rivulana (Scop.) Res., (1859) - (1975). Filipendula, Genista, Orchis, etc. V. loc. and r.
VC 18. 39 Wanstead Flats, formerly taken freely by WM (Thurnall, 1902; VCH); 49 *Epping
Forest (Wilkinson, 1859); 88 Hadleigh, by GHC in 1903 (coll. T.B. Fletcher); 80 Woodham
Walter, v.r. (HCH).
O. lacunana ([D. & S.]) Res., 1872-1980. Polyphagous on herbaceous plants. Wdspd and abdt. 49
*Epping Forest (Machin, 1872-1873b).
O. bifasciana (Haw.) Res., 1886-1979. Pinus sylvestris. Loc. and r. in western Essex.
VC 18. 48 *Wanstead Park, 11 reared from the flowers of a single pine, 1886-1891 (Thurnall,
1902); 58 Rainham, one 1977 (GSR); 59 Coxtie Green, onel979 (PJW). VC 19.50 Ongar, one
1962 (DCT); 53 Rowney Wood, one 1979 (AME).
O. arcuella (Clerck) Res., 1861-1977. Leaf-litter. Loc. and erratic in appearance; Thurnall (1902)
considered that it is only to be found where oak and bracken occur together. There are few
recent records.
VC 18.49 *Epping Forest (Eedle, 1861); Loughton; 59 Warley (Thurnall, 1902); 69 Brentwood
(Burrows diary); 78 Benfleet (HCH); 79 Woodham Ferrers (Burrows diary); 88 Eastwood
(Vaughan, 1889; Whittle, 1899b); Belfairs Wood (DGD); Hadleigh; 89 Rochford (HCH);
Hockley (Whittle, 1899b); 80 Hazeleigh (Raynor, 1899). VC 19.02 High Woods, c. (VCH); 13
Wrabness (MEA); 23 Harwich district (GFM; MEA).
Hedya pruniana (Hubn.) Res., 1885-1980. Prunus spinosa. Wdspd and abdt. 49 *Loughton (AT).
H. nubiferana (Haw.) Res., 1841-1980. Crataegus, Prunus. Wdspd and v.c. 40 *Epping
(Doubleday, H., 1840-1842b).
H. ochroleucana (Frol.) Res., 1872-1980. Rosa. Wdspd and c. in the south; loc. and less c. in the
north. 49 *Epping Forest (Machin, 1872-1873b).
H. atropunctana (Zett.) NRR., (1905)-(1902). Salix. A northern species, but the Essex records
were made by very reliable observers.
VC 18. 49 *Epping Forest, reared from Salix by Henry Doubleday (Barrett, 1905: 371);
Loughton, taken by WM (Thurnall, 1902, who suspected the record).
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