The Essex Naturalist
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Pterophoridae
1488 Agdistis bennetii Curt. Saffron Walden, 11 August (A.M. Emmet). Third
record from this inland site. 20 DBR
1496 Cnaemidophus rhododactyla D. 6k S. Sewardstone, Epping Forest, 1 June
(J.H. Clarke); Friday Wood, Colchester, 26 July (A. Prichard and B.
Goodey). 6 DBR
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hb. Kirby le Soken, 10 March (P.
Bergdahl). Jaywick, 1 September (J. Young). 6 DBR
Pieridae
1545 Clouded Yellow Colias croceus Geoffr. Dengie, two in August (G. Smith);
Mistley, three 16 August (I. Rose); Colchester, 14 August (N. Raynor);
Little Baddow, one in September (J. Howchin per G.A. Pyman). 87 DBR
Nymphalidae
1591 Painted Lady Cynthia cardui L. Alresford, three 13 August (B. Goodey);
Langenhoe, 16 June (H. Owen); Colchester, 17 June (B. Goodey);
Dovercourt, one on 14 June and 17 September (C. Gibson); East Tilbury,
17 May (G. Bailey); Hadleigh C.P., 10 June (G. Bailey); Langdon N.R.,
two 15 August (G. Bailey); Bradwell-on-Sea, only three were noted
compared with last year's many thousands. 78 DBR
1601 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne L. Little Baddow, May (Mr
and Mrs Palmer per G.A. Pyman) at the site of the reintroduction four
years ago. 2 DBR
1603 Queen of Spain Fritillary Argynnis lathonia L. Little Oakley, 18 October
(G. Slater and P. Smith). 5 DBR
1607 Dark Green Fritillary A. aglaja L. Little Baddow churchyard, 7 August
(G.A. Pyman). 3 DBR
1608 Silver-washed Fritillary A. paphia L. Jaywick, 30 July (J. Young). 3 DBR
1615 Wall Lasiommata megera L. Recorded from fifteen localities during May -
October: Benfleet, Bulphan, Canvey Island, Coggeshall, Colchester,
Dengie, Dovercourt, East Tilbury, Foulness, Grays, Linford,
Southminster, Stanford-le-Hope, Tollesbury and West Bergholt. These
usually involved single adults. 88 DBR
1620 Marbled White Melanargia galathea L. Astonishing numbers at Canvey
Island. 660 were seen on the sea defences on 14 July alone and Graham
Bailey has been monitoting numbers there and elsewhere. Another
notable site was at Hadleigh Castle C.P., where 120 were counted on 13
July. Grahame reports nine other sites where the butterfly was seen,
mostly in ones or twos. 34 DBR