A HISTORY OF ESSEX pinicolana and R. pinivorana are found in the Colchester district and probably throughout the county on Scotch fir. Carpocapsa splendidana occurs among oak everywhere. C. grossana is found among beech at Brentwood. C. pomonella, the well known ' Codling Moth,' is much too common in the larva state in * maggot-eaten ' apples and pears. Opadia funebrana takes a heavy toll of the plum crop most seasons. Endopisa nigricana is another injurious species which in the larva state is found in the pods of peas. Stigmonota leguminana, which is extremely rare, S. perlepidana and S. internana are found at Epping and the last named at Stanway. S. compositella is frequently very common in clover fields. S. nitidana and S. fexana (iveirana, Doug.) occur sparingly at Colchester and also at Epping. S. regiana is of general occurrence among sycamore, and S. roseticolana among wild rose. S. germarana has been taken at Epping. Dicrorampba politana and D. alpinana are found at Colchester, Brentwood and Loughton. D. sequana is common at Colchester and Leigh. D. petiverella abounds everywhere. D. plumbana occurs at Brentwood and Southend. D. saturnana is also taken at Southend. D. plumbagana is very common among vetches. D. acuminatana has been captured at Leigh and Colchester. D. simpliciana is found somewhat freely about Artemesia vu/garis. D. tanaceti is common at Colchester among tansy. D. consortana was obtained on the ' Essex salt marshes ' by Mr. Machin. Pyrodes rheedlella is generally common. Catoptria albersana is found at Dedham, Danbury and Southend. C. ulicetana abounds everywhere among furze. C. Juliana is scarce at Dedham and Southend. C. nimbana has occurred in Epping Forest, where Mr. Thur- nall has taken it sparingly. C. microgrammana is rare, and has only been recorded from Leigh by Mr. Vaughan. C. hypericana is found commonly among Hypericum and C. cana on thistles. C. candidulana (ivimmerana, Wilk.) occurs among Artemesia maritima on the coast at Southend and St. Osyth. C. scopoliana (bobenwarthiana, Gn.) is abundant among Centaurea nigra. C. cacimaculana has been taken at Leigh and St. Osyth. C. conterminana is occasionally found among lettuce at Colchester and Leigh. C. cemulana was captured at Eastwood near Southend among golden rod by Mr. Whittle. C. tripoliana (Bar.) is periodically common among Aster tripolium^ but has not been found in north Essex recently. C. expallidana has been captured at Leigh by Mr. Vaughan and at Ben- fleet by Mr. Whittle. C, citrana occurs at Southend and on Canvey Island. C. pupillana is recorded from Essex in Stanton's Manual. Try- cheris aurana is frequently found on Angelica flowers. PYRALOIDID^E Choreutes myllerana has been taken at Temple Mills by Mr. Machin, who has also taken Symcethis pariana at Loughton. S. oxyacanthella (fabriciana, St.) abounds everywhere among nettle. CONCHYLIDJE Eupaecilia nana has a wide range among birch. E. dubitana occurs near Southend and at Temple Mills. E. atricapitana is also found at 170
