90 Review of the Lepidoptera of Essex for 1999
Glyphipterigidae
0470 Orthotelia sparganella (Thunberg) Colchester, Ipswich Road 17 July (B. Goodey); Beaumont-
cum-Moze, sometime in August (J.B. Fisher). First records from north-east Essex since 1911.
Both at mercury vapour. 4DBR
Coleophoridae
0520 Coleophora fuscicornis (Zeller) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 2 July (C. Gibson). Second specimen
from garden. 4DBR
0556 C. trochilella (Duponchel) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 17 July, two (C. Gibson). 2DBR
Oecophoridae
0650 Esperia oliviella (Fabricius) Colchester 17 July, netted at dusk whilst flying along an ivy-clad
wall (B. Goodey). Probably an overlooked species. First VC19 record for over 100 years.
2DBR
0667 Semioscopis steinkellneriana (Denis & Schiffermuller) Thundersley, Starvelarks Wood 8
April TQ8188 (D.G. Down). Emmet (1981) cites one pre-1900 record from Benfleet and a
1976 record from Danbury, the only other VC 18 occurrences. 4DBR
Gelechiidae
0724 Metzneria lappella (L.) Beaumont-cum-Moze, 26 July TM1725 (J.B. Fisher, confirm ed K.R.
Tuck). This is the only confirmed record I have, though there are a few likely candidate specimens
awaiting identification.
0749 Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) Saffron Walden, 11 July (A.M. Emmet). A pest species which
attacks stored grains of cereals and is unlikely to survive our climate for long. New to Essex
0764 Pseudotelphusa scalella (Scopoli) Theydon Bois, 6 June at mercury vapour (J.G. Green);
Colchester, Friday Wood TM0020, 29 May, at rest on paling (B. Goodey). New to VC19.
2DBR
0776 Teleiopsis diffinis (Haworth) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 14 June and 16 July (C. Gibson). The
only other record I have is Saffron Walden in 1997. 2DBR
0808 Platyhedra subcinerea (Haworth) Jaywick, adults February to May, larvae 4 July on Common
Mallow Malva sylvestris and, more commonly, Tree Mallow Lavatera arborea, a new foodplant
for the species (J. Young). New to VC19
Tortricidae
0957 Cochylidia heydeniana (Herrich-Schaffer) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 3 August, fifth record
(C. Gibson and B. Goodey). The only other post-1990 site is Old Hall Marsh NR.
1061 Acleris literana (E.) Thundersley, Starvelarks Wood 8 April (D.C Down). The only other
record I have is Theydon Bois, in 1998. 2DBR
1099 Endothenia marginana (Haworth) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 4 July (C. Gibson and B. Goodey).
First north-east Essex record. Emmet, 1981 gives a number of fairly recent sites in VC18 but
only one for VC19, at Newport near Saffron Walden in 1980. 1 DBR
1104 E. quadrimaculana (Haworth) Landermere TM2023, August (J.B. Fisher). 5DBR
1168 Gypsonoma sociana (Haworth) Dovercourt. 1 June, (C. Gibson and B. Goodey). The only
other record I have is Frinton-on-Sea in 1997; Emmet (1981) describes the species as rare or
under-recorded in the north, which is certainly still true.
11716 minutana (Hubncr) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 9 June, second example from here (C. Gibson).
The only other Essex records date back to 1964. 1DBR
1204 Thiodonia citrana (Hiibner) Dovercourt, Oakley Road 14 July (C. Gibson); Jaywick, Midway
17 July (J. Young and B. Goodey). 6DBR
Essex Naturalist (New Series) 17 (2000)