Review of the Lepidoptera of Essex for the year 2001
0952 Commophila aeneana Colchester, High Woods CP, 3 to 19 June (BG). A stunning golden-
yellow tortrix, last seen in Essex at Foulness in 1982.
0999 Adoxophyes orana Dovercourt, 25, 28 and 29 August (CG). Third post-1990 record.
1022 Cnephasia pasiuana Dovercourt, three on 26 July, one on 27 July (CG). Third post-1990
record.
1026 Exapate congelatella North Chingford, 31 October (BP). First Essex record since 1977.
1050 Acleris kochiella Mistley, 2 April (I R); St Osyth, 7 July (R A); Boreham, 12 September (GE).
1061 Acleris literana Epping Forest, Oak Hill Farm, 28 March and 21 April (TG). Fourth recent
site, all in South Essex.
1104 Endothenia quadrimaculana Dovercourt, 8 July (CG). Sixth post-1990 record.
1153 Epinotia sordidana Dovercourt, 28 September (CG). First record since c. 1975.
1171 Gypsonoma minutana Jaywick, 4 July, larvae on white poplar (JY); Dovercourt, four in June
and July (CG).
1243 Grapholita pallifrontana Colchester, High Woods CP, 28 May (BG). Third county record
and first since 1982, suspected on a new foodplant as Wild Liquorice is not found here (TT, pers,
comm.).
Pyralidae
1368 Loxostege sticticalis Frinton-on-Sea, 24 June (BL); Copperas Wood, 20 September (PS,
GS); Langenhoe, 21 September (HO); Dovercourt, 24 September (CG); Epping Forest, 25 September
(TG); Felsted, September (GG).
1370 Sitochroa palealis Stour Wood, 21 July (DO); Frinton-on-Sea, 28 July (BL); Thundersley, 30
July (DGD); Layer-de-la-Haye, 16 August (PP); Dovercourt, three inAugust (CG); Maldon (SW).
1408 Palpita unionalis Lawford, Grange Road 5 and 11 September (AL).
1429 Melissoblaptes zelleri Canvey Island, 23 July (DGD).
1441 Oncocera semirubella Canvey Island, 23 July (DGD); Beaumont-cum-Moze, July (JBF).
1449 Elegia similella Great Braxted, 2 July (JT); Epping Forest, 2 July (TG, BG), Dovercourt, 18
July (CG, BG). It is possible these are migrants or vagrants rather than indigenous stock.
Lasiocampidae
1632 Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi Roxwell, 1 September, (MH); Skippers Island, 1 September
(RM); Tolleshunt Darcy, garden, 7 September (AC).
Geometridae
1677 Birch Mocha Cyclophora albipunctata Tiptree Heath, 29 May (BG).
1678 Blair's Mocha Cyclophora puppillaria Epping, Oak Hill Farm, 15 August (TG, BG);
Thundersley, 18 October (DGD) First and second records since 1983.
1681 Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia Stanway, Colchester, 27 June (SG). Also occurred at
known locations of Theydon Bois and Epping Forest.
1688 Tawny Wave Scopula rubiginata Landermere, 3 August (JBF).
1716 Vestal Rhodometra sacraria Lawford, 14 August (AL); Brightlingsea, 12 October (DS);
Theydon Bois, 13 and 30 October (JG); Magdalen Laver, 13 October (TG); Felsted, 13 October
(GG); Langenhoe, 29 October (HO); St Osyth, 31 October (RA).
1718 Oblique Striped Phibalapteryx virgata Dovercourt, Oakley Road 5 August (CG). Fifth county
record.
1720 Gem Orthonama obstipata Thundersley, 14 October (DGD); St Osyth, 17, 20 and 22 (two)
October (RA); Dovercourt, 25 October (CG); Frinton-on-Sea, 30 October (BL).
1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata Great Braxted, 11 June (JT); Epping, 14 June (TG);
Tolleshunt Darcy, 19 June (AC); Lawford, 16 July and 5 August (IR); Mistley, 11 August (IR);
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