Hypochalcia ahenella ([D. & S.]) ?Vag., 1912-1971. Helianthemum, Artemisia campestris. The
absence of foodplants from south-east Essex suggests that the moth wanders from Kent.
VC 18. 59 *Navestock, one June 1912 by Claxton (coll. Purdey); 78 Thundersley, one 27 June
1971 (DGD).
Myelois cribrella (Hubn.) Res., (1859)-1980. Cirsium, etc. Wdspd and v.c. 88 *Southend
(Stainton, 1859).
Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zell.) Adv., perhaps temporary res., 1933-1964. Dried fruits, nuts cereals.
Sometimes c. in East London warehouses and liable to turn up anywhere.
VC 18. 88 'Westcliff-on-Sea, single adults in 1933, 1958 and 1964 (HCH; Huggins, 1959).
Pempelia dilutella (Hubn.) ?Vag., 1871-1872. Thymus drucei; since this is almost absent from
south-west Essex, the moth is unlikely to have bred locally.
VC 18.49 *Loughton (Machin, 1871e; 18724873b; VCH).
Gymnancyla canella ([D. & S.]) NRR., (1854)-(1903). Salsola kali. V. loc. and r.; the foodplant
persists (Jermyn, 1974: 75) and the moth may do likewise.
VC 18.88 Leigh-on-Sea, sand-hills near the Crow-stone (Vaughan, 1889); *Southend (Wood,
1854: 264; Stainton, 1859; Elisha, 1883; Leech, 1886). VC 19. A retired part of the Essex coast
(Harwood, 1880-1881); 11 Clacton-on-Sea (VCH).
Alispa angustella (Hubn.) Res., c. 1910-1980. Euonymus europaeus. Loc. f.c., mainly on the
north-western chalk.
VC 19.53 Saffron Walden; 63 Lindsell; 63 Thaxted (AME); 23 *Harwich district (GFM).
Ancylosis oblitella (Heterographis oblitella) (Zell.) Mig. until c.1956; 1956-1978 res.
Chenopodiaceae. Wdspd and c. along the Thames estuary, loc. and r. further inland. 88
*Westcliff-on-Sea (HCH). The first resident population was found by HCH and RWJU at 78
Pitsea in 1956.I have received no record since 1978.
Nyctegretis achatinella (Hubn.) NRR., (1903). Ononis. Could reappear as it is f.c. on the Suffolk
coast.
VC 19. St Osyth, once bred in some numbers (VCH); two specimens taken by Harwood in coll.
Whittle and 10 labelled "Essex" in coll. Adkin are probably from this locality. Tutt (1908: 52)
also gives St Osyth.
Euzophera cinerosella (Zell.) Res., 1905-1977. Artemisia absinthium. V. loc. f.c.
VC 18.58 Rainham, more than 12 at m.v. light in 1976 (GSR); Cranham, 1975; 78 *Mucking by
CRNB, nine in 1905 (coll. Purdey) and in 1917 (Pierce, 1918); 88 Westcliff-on-Sea (Huggins,
1960). VC 19.41 Little Hallingbury, 1977 (RWJU); 60 Writtle A.C., 1977; 02 Colchester, with
data labels in Harwood's handwriting (coll. Purdey).
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