Review of the Lepidoptera of Essex for the year 2000
1019 Cnephasia conspersana Douglas Dovercourt, Oakley Road, 27 July (C. Gibson). Very local
in Essex. This is the first VC 19 record since 1976 at Colne Point. In South Essex there are records
from Maldon in 1977 and most recently at Bradwell-on-Sea in 1993.
1095 Apotomis sororculana (Zetterstedt) Great Leighs, Mann Wood, 30 June (D. Boyle, BM(NH)).
New to VC19. There arc several records from South Essex, most recently in 1977. The larvae feed
on the leaves of Betula.
1195 Eucosma lacteana (Treitschke) Dovercourt, Oakley Road, five between 18 and 19 August
(C. Gibson). Larvae feed on Artemisia maritima, which has declined on the Essex coast.
1227 Pammene giganteana (Peyerimhoffi Epping Forest, 26 March (G Martin). First record from
this area of Essex for c. 100 years. Larvae feed in the galls of Quercus.
Pyralidae
1374a Sclerocona acutellus (Eversmann) Bradwell-on-Sea. Curry Farm, 15 June (A.J. Dewick). A
rare migrant, new to Essex.
1403a Duponchelia fovealis Zeller Kirby-le-Soken 17 March (P. Bergdahl). Second from this site,
the first was in September 1997. Probably imported with nursery house plants.
1408 Palpita vitrealis (Rossi) Bradwell-on-Sea, Curry Farm, 26 August and 23 September (Dewick
2001).
Pieridae
1545 Colias croceus (Geoffroy) Clouded Yellow Appeared at eight sites in mid-June and again
from August to September. This included mated pairs at Canvey Island on 16 June (D.G Down) and
Bathside Bay, Harwich on 1 Septembei" (C. Gibson), and a total of 25 at Jaywick (J. Young), 67 at
Martin's Farm, St Osyth (R.W. Arthur), and 79 at Bradwell-on-Sea (Dewick 2001).
Geometridae
1681 Cyclophora linearia (Htibner) Clay Triple-lines Frinton-on-Sea, 12 May (B. Lock); Epping
Forest, Oak Hill Farm, seven between 7 June and 20 June (T. Green); and Epping Forest, 15 June
(G. Martin).
1716 Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus) Vestal Plaistow, garden, 27 June (G Martin); Theydon Bois,
21 August (J.G.Green); Bradwell-on-Sea, 28 August, 28 September and 3 October (Dewick 2001);
Felsted, Bannister Green, 29 September and 6 October (G. Geen). Migrant.
1720 Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius) Gem Theydon Bois, 19 June (J.G. Green); Felsted, Bannister
Green, 30 July (G. Geen); Bradwell-on-Sea, two on 18 August, 1 and 4 October (Dewick 2001);
Dovercourt, Oakley Road, 22 and 23 September and 1 October (C. Gibson); Frinton-on-Sea, 28
Septembei" (B. Lock). Migrant.
1736 Catarhoe cuculata (Hufnagel) Royal Mantle Dovercourt, Oakley Road, 3 July (C. Gibson).
The only other records are Elmdon, 1983 (A.M. Emmet) and twice at Saffron Walden, in 1983 and
1996 (A.M. Emmet). Presumed vagrants.
1855 Eupithecia phoeniceata (Rambur) Cypress Pug Frinton-on-Sea, 10, 11 and 19 August (B.
Lock). Known from four other sites recently, all in the north-east.
Sphingidae
1972 Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus) Convolvulus Hawk-moth A total of thirteen moths; Bradwell-
on-Sea, Curry Farm, on 6 July, 10 and 31 August, 6, 19, 23 and 25 September (Dewick 2001);
Bicknacre, 2 August (J. Dobson); Mersea Island, 25 September (J. Hoy per J. Firmin); St Osyth,
Daltes Lane, 28 September (R.W. Arthur); Epping, Crows Road, 29 September (T Gray per C.W.
Plant); Burnham-on-Crouch, September (D. Hutcheon); Theydon Bois, 2 October (J.G. Green).
Migrant.
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