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2202 L-album Wainscot M l-album L. Bradwell-on-Sea. 24 June and 27 September (Dewick,
S. J. 1999). First record since 1972, which was also at Bradwell. 1 DBR
2209 Flame Wainscot M. flammea Curt. Hamford Water area, 2 August (R. Marsh). Second
post-1990 record. 4 DBR
2230 Feathered Brindle Aporophyla australis Boisd. Dovercourt, two on 20 September, and
singles on 24 and 28 September (C. Gibson). 3 DBR
2338 Rufous Minor Oligia versicolor Borkh. Colchester, Greenstead, 26 June (J.R. Aird det. B.
Goodey). Second confirmed record from this site. 7 DBR
2354 Sandhill Rustic Luperina nickerlii demuthi G. & S. Tollesbury, Old Hall Marsh, twelve,
29 August (A. Spalding); Mersea Island, Strood, thirty-one, 30 August (A. Spalding); Mersea
Island. Cudmore Grove, 29 August (B. Goodey); Bradwell St Peter's, 31 August (G. Smith);
Dovercourt. August - eighteen, September - two (C. Gibson). Some of the above records show
how common this species is, but we still know very little about its habits and positive
identification in the field remains something of a problem. Wc hope to gather data and
specimens during 1999 for exhibiting at the next Moth Group meeting, which hopefully should
help observers get to grips with this often ignored moth. Please help with this survey. 9 DBR
2396 Rosy Marbled Elaphria venustula Hb. Theydon Bois, 18 June (J.G. Green det. B.
Goodey). Searches in the Danbury area have been unsuccessful, so it was particularly nice to
find a specimen sent with a batch of micros from the Epping area. 1 DBR
2399 Bordered Sallow Pyrrhia umbra Hufn. An exceptional year. Two Jaywick traps yielded a
total of 55 specimens (J. Young and J. Wilde). It also appeared al Langenhoe, 21 June (H.
Owen); Mashbury on 5 July and 11 July (M. Tarrant); and Thevdon Bois on 10 July, 24 July and
31 July (J.G. Green). 18 DBR
2400 Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera Hb. Bradwell-on-Sea. seven between 18
September and 9 October (Dewick, S.J., 1999); Kirby-le-Soken, 1 October (P. Bergdahl);
Theydon Bois, 2 October (J.G. Green); Dovercourt, 1 and 3 October (C. Gibson). 7 DBR
2413 Silver Barred Deltote bankiana Fabr. Dovercourt, 24 June (C. Gibson). 8 DBR
2463 Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica L. Described as common in the spring at Bells Hill,
Vange (RL. Cole), where it outnumbers the mother Shipton, Callistege mi Clerck, which is the
reverse of most localities where both species occur. 5 DBR
2465 Four-spotted Tyta luctuosa D. & S. Dovercourt, 24 June (C. Gibson). 5 DBR
2475 Waved Black Parascotia fuliginaria L. Theydon Bois, six during July (J.G. Green); Noltii
Chingford, July (B. Pateman). Further evidence of increase. 6 DBR
2480 Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis L. Magdalen Laver, 8 March (T. Green); Hadleigh,
Starvelarks Wood, 15 May (D.G. Down); Chelmsford, 16 May (C.C. Penney); Dovercourt, five
in September and October (C. Gibson); North Chingford, 9 October (B. Pateman). There is also
a report of 50 - 100 adults overwintering in a disused observation building in the south of the
county (location and observer's name withheld). 11 DBR
2491 Shaded Fan-foot Herminia tarsicrinalis Knoch. Terling, June (D Boyle); Beaumont-cum-
Moze, a colonv, 10 July (JB. Fisher); Copperas Wood, 31 July (M.E. Anthoney and P. Smith).
6 DBR
2495 Olive Crescent Trisateles emortualis D. & S. Bradwell-on-Sea. a female, 20 June
(Dewick, S.J. 1999). 4 DBR
References
DEWICK, S.J., 1999. Reports from coastal stations - 1998. Atropos 6: 56-57.
EMMET, A.M., 1981. The Smaller Moths of Essex. Essex Field Club, London.
EMMET, A.M., Pyman, G.A. and Corke, D., 1985. The Larger Moths and Butterflies of Essex. Essex Field
Club. London.
SKINNER, B.. 1998. A colour identification guide to moths of the British Isles, second edition. Viking.
Harmondsworth.
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