INSECTS distributed in corn and clover fields. Pionea forficalis is a common garden insect. Qrobena straminalis (sframenfa/is, Hb.) is extremely local, but is found in small numbers at West Bergholt. Perinephele lancealis was formerly far from scarce at Langham Lodge Wood, and has occurred at Southend and St. Osyth. HYDROCAMPIDiE Cataclysta lemnata abounds everywhere on duckweed. Paraponyx stratiotata is local and seems scarce ; Mr. Howard Vaughan records it from Leigh, and it is occasionally found at Colchester. Hydrocampa nymphctata and H. stagnata are widely distributed and frequently common. ACENTROPODID^E Acentropus niveus has occurred at Colchester, but is not often seen. PTEROPHORI (Plumt Moths) CHRYSOCORIDID^E Chrysocoris festa liella is recorded from the slopes near Hadleigh Castle by Mr. Howard Vaughan, and from Brentwood by Mr. Raynor. PTEROPHORIDiE Agdistis bennetii is found on all the salt marshes of the county among sea lavender. Cneemidophorus rbododactylus was formerly taken at Lough- ton by Mr. Machin. Platyptilia ochrodactyla is found at Colchester among tansy, and Mr. Burrows has taken it rather freely at Mucking. P. bertrami also occurs among yarrow in the same localities. P. gonodactyla (trigonodactyla, Haw. ?) is generally common among coltsfoot. Amblyptilia acantbodactyla is recorded from Leigh by Mr. Howard Vaughan, and is occasionally found at Colchester among Ononis, Stacbys, Galeopsis and other plants. Mimaseoptilus pheeodactylus has been found at Witham by Mr. Cansdale. M. bipunctidactyla is generally common. M. zophodactylus (/oweii, Zell.) has been found at Leigh and Shoeburyness by Messrs. Howard Vaughan and Whittle. M. pterodactylus (fuscus, Retz.) is common in many places. (Edematophorus litbodactylus was formerly found freely in the north of the county among Inu/a, but has been absent in recent years. Ptero- phorus monodactylus (pterodactyla^ Hb.) is very common. Leioptilus lieni- gianus is found at Colchester and in south Essex. L. tephradactylus has been taken near Southend. Aciptilia galactodactyla is frequently found among burdock. A. pen tada c tyla often called by the Colchester children ' the angel ' is common everywhere. ALUCITIDjE Alucita hexadactyla (polydactyla, Hb.) is common, and is frequently found on windows in the spring. CRAMBl CUILIDJE Chilo pbragmitellus is common at Southend and Pitsea. Scbaenobius forficellus is common at Wanstead, and has been captured near Braintree 165
