Eucosma catoptrana (Rebel) (heringiana (Jackh) Res., 1932-1980. Aster tripolium. Wdspd and f.c.
on salt-marshes. First recorded as a distinct species by Huggins (1934).
VC 18. 78 Benfleet (HCH; RWJU; AME); 88 Leigh-on-Sea; 89 Bridgemarsh; 98 *Wakering;
99 Creeksea (HCH); Canewdon (HCH; AJF & RF). VC 19. 01 Fingringhoe ; 02 Wivenhoe
(AME); Colchester; 11 Colne Point NR; St Osyth (HCH).
E. conterminana (Herr.-Schaff.) Res., 1864-1980. Lactuca virosa, cultivated lettuce. Loc. and
erratic in numbers.
VC 18. 38 *Stratford by WM (Knaggs, 1864); 49 Chigwell Row (IS); 57 Thurrock (Huggins,
1947); 58 Rainham (GSR); 67 Tilbury; 78 Pitsea; 79 Rawreth (HCH); 88 Leigh-on-Sea
(Vaughan, 1889); Southend; 98 Wakering (HCH); 00 Bradwell-on-Sea (AME). VC 19. 02
Colchester (VCH).
E. tripoliana (Barrett) Res., (1854)-1980. Aster tripolium. Wdspd and v.c. on salt-marshes. 88
*Southend, as aemulana (Wood, 1854: 273).
E. aemulana (Schlag.) Res., (1899)-1975). Solidago virgaurea. V. loc. and r.
VC 18. 68 Laindon (HCH); 69 between Brentwood and Ingatestone (Thurnall, 1902) 78
Benfleet, 1937 (SNAJ); 79 Rettendon; 88 Hadleigh (HCH); *Eastwood (Whittle, 1899a;
1901a); 89 Rayleigh (Whittle, 1919b) 80 Woodham Walter (HCH).
E. maritima (H. &W.)Res., 1842-(1975). Artemisia maritima. Loc. on salt-marshes; it has become
more scarce with the decline of its foodplant (Huggins, 1956c).
VC 18. 78 Thames Haven; Fobbing (Thurnall, 1902); Benfleet (AT; FGW; HCH); 88
Eastwood (Whittle, 1893); Leigh-on-Sea(Wood, 1854: 275; Vaughan, 1889); 98 Barling
(HCH); Wakering (AT; WSG); Shoebury (W.G. Sheldon); Shoeburyness (AT); 99 Creeksea;
Canewdon; Paglesham (HCH); 09 Foulness (Whittle, 1905b). VC 19. 11 St Osyth, where the
first British specimens were taken by Douglas in July 1842 (Douglas, 1840-1842); Colne Point
(HCH).
E. campoliliana ([D. & S.])Res., 1868-1980. Senecio jacobaea. Rather loc. and only f.c. 49 *High
Beach (Boyd diary).
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