Review of the Lepidoptera of Essex for the year 2002
Yponomeutidae
409a Argyresthia trifasciata Stdgr. Dovercourt, five between 17 May and 2 June (CG); Boreham,
30 May (GE). New sites, third and fourth county records
409b Cypress Tip Moth Argyresthia cupressella Wals. Boreham, 30 May (GE); Layer-de-la-
Haye, June (DA). Fifth and sixth county sites
430 Yponomeuta plumbella (D.& S.) Stanway, 26 July (DO). Fourth post-1990 record
435 Zelleria hepariella Stt. Epping Forest, Oak Hill Farm, 19 March and 4 April (TQ DP), new to
vc 18 South Essex; Langley Upper Green, 29 July and 1 August (EP), second vc 18 site
Coleophoridae
497 Coleophora badiipennella (Dup.) Friday Wood, Colchester, 16 July (BG). Second post-1990
site
510 Coleophora juncicolella Stt. Epping Forest, Long Running, 17 April (JC, TG). Only two other
recent sites, at Saffron Walden in 1990 and Hainault Forest in 1999
515 Coleophora albitarsella Zell. Layer-de-la-Haye, 27 July (PP, BG). Fifth post-1990 site
553 Coleophora striatipennella Nyl. Great Horkesley, 15 June (BH, BG). Second post-1990 record
562 Coleophora asteris Muhl. Dovercourt, 22 July (CG). Second post-1990 site
568 Coleophora versurella Zell. Tollesbury, Shinglehead Point, larvae, 6 May (AC, BG);
Dovercourt, 25 June (CG). First and second post-1990 sites
573 Coleophora atriplicis Mey. Goldhanger, seawall, 12 June (AC, BG). Second post-1990 record
Elachistidae
607 Elachista canapennella (Hiib.) Boreham, 24 April (GE, JL); Tolleshunt D'Arcy, 9 May (AC,
BG). Third and fourth recent sites
631 Cosmiotes freyerella (Hub.) Dunmow, Bigods Lanc, 4 April (DP, BG). Second post-1990
record
632 Cosmiotes consortella (Stt.) Dovercourt, 23 & 24 April (CG). Second post-1990 record
633 Cosmiotes stabilella (Stt.) Dovercourt, 25 June (CG). Second post-1990 record
Oecophoridae
668 Luquetia lobella (D.& S.) Stanway, 15 June (DO, BG); Dovercourt, 23 June (CG); Maldon,
date not stated (SW). Second to fourth post-1990 records
671 Depressaria ultimella Stt. Boreham, May (GE, BG). Third county record and the first since
1987
Ethmiidae
719 Ethmia quadrillella (Goeze) Dovercourt, 29 July, 11 August and two on 13 August (CG). First
records since 1986
Gelechiidae
726 Metzneria metzneriella (Stt.) Dovercourt, 5 July (CG); Eastend Wood, Elsenham, 7 July (CP).
Second and third post-1990 records
729 Isophrictis striatella (D.& S.) Dovercourt, 26 July (CG). Third post-1990 record
733 Eulamprotes wilkella (L.) Dovercourt, 26 July (CG). First record since 1982
748 Ptocheuusa paupella (Zell.) Dovercourt, 15 August (CG). Fourth post-1990 site
758 Recurvaria leucatella (Clerck) North Chingford, July (BP); Stanway, 19 July (DO); Basildon,
8 August (MA). First records since 1988
772 Carpatolechia fugitivella (Zell.) Dovercourt, 14 July (CG). The only other post-1990 site is
Saffron Walden in 1997
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