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1937a Feathered Beauty Peribatodes secundaria Esp. Kirby-le-Soken, 27 July (P.
Bergdahl). Second Essex record.
1943 Great Oak Beauty Hypomecis roboraria D. & S. North Chingford, 16 June
(B. Pateman); Theydon Bois, 1 June (J.G. Green). 2 DBR
Sphingidae
1972 Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli L. Ingatestone, larva October
(G. Smith); Dovercourt, 15 September (C. Gibson); Clacton-on-Sea, 7
August (I. Fox); Colchester, 22 August (N. Cuming); Mersea Island, 4
September (D. Nichols per J. Firmin); Bulmer, 11 September (B. Perkins);
Bradwell-on-Sea, eleven this year (A.J. Dewick); Debden Green, 7
August (R. Mays); Kirby-le-Soken (P. Bergdahl). 33 DBR
1973 Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos L. Wimbish and Thaxted,
larvae October (R. Mays). 12 DBR
1976 Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri L. Mashbury, ten; Lawford, thirteen;
Debden Green, fifteen; and Dovercourt, forty-six is the highest number
reported from single sites this year. 52 DBR
1978 Pine Hawk-moth Hyloicus pinastri L. Wrabness, larva 2 September (per I.
Rose). First Essex breeding record. 10 DBR
1983 Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris fuciformis L. Wrabness, total of
six larvae on Lonicera, from 25 June (C. Gibson). 5 DBR
1984 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum L. Brentwood, 29
June (Mr and Mrs B Wilkens). 45 DBR
1987 Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Rott. Daws Hall N.R., Lamarsh, 17July
(I. Grahame). 8 DBR
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus L. Jaywick, 12 June (J.
Young). 8 DBR
Arctiidae
2040 Four-dotted Footman Cybosia mesomella L. Theydon Bois, four in total,
on 15 June, 6 July (two) and 13 July (J.G. Green). 4 DBR
2041 Dotted Footman Pelosia muscerda Hufn. Beaumont-cum-Moze, 8 August
(J.B. Fisher). 3 DBR
2046 Dungeness Pigmy Footman Eilema pygmaeola pallifrons Zell. Tollesbury,
18 July (J. Firmin et al). First Essex record for this subspecies.
2057 Garden Tiger Arctia caja L. Was rather scarce in 1997 but adults emerged
over a long period, the first being noted at Jaywick on 18 June. 32 DBR
2058 Cream-spot Tiger A. villica britannica Ob. Old Hall Marsh N.R., 11 June
at least 25 adults at my (J. Firmin, D. Warner, N. Cuming). 19 DBR