Review of the Lepidoptera of Essex for the year 2003
1986
521 Coleophora conyzae Zeller Dovercourt, 8 July (C. Gibson). Fourth post-1990 record and
the first since 1992
555 Coleophora follicularis (Vall.) Frinton-on-Sea, cases on Hemp-agrimony and Fleabane, 16
May (B. Lock, B. Goodey). Second post-1990 record
562 Coleophora asteris Miih. Rainham Marshes, 19 August (J. Clifton). Two other post-1990
sites
587 Coleophora caespititiella Zeller Colchester, 25 May (B. Goodey). Third post-1990 record
Oecophoridae
664 Diurnea lipsiella (D.&S.) Epping Forest, 12 November (T. Green). Second post-1990 site
696 Agonopterix propinquella (Treits.) Stanway, 1 August (D. Owen). Third post-1990 site
710 Agonopterix conterminella (Zeller) Stanway, 7 July (D. Owen, B. Goodey). First post-1990
record. The only relatively recent report was at Wickham Bishops in 1980
714 Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabr.) Boreham, 22 August (Graham Ekins). Third post-1990 site
877 Stathmopoda pedella (L.) Dovercourt, 10 August (C. Gibson). The only other post-1990
record was at Saffron Walden in 1992
Ethmiidae
720 Ethmia bipunctella (Fabr.) Dovercourt, 18 August (C. Gibson). Third post-1990 record
Gelechiidae
746 Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabr.) Jaywick, 6 October, mines on Frosted Orache on beach (J.
Young)
792 Mirificarma mulinella (Zeller) Stanway, 1 September (D. Owen, B. Goodey). Fourth post-
1990 record
801 a Gelechia senticetella (Stdgr.) Stanway, 1 August (D. Owen); Woodford Green, 1 August
(R. Barfoot) Fifth and sixth county records
815 Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs) Dovercourt, 11 August (C. Gibson). Second post-1990 site
818 Scrobipalpa atriplicella (F.v.R.) Rainham Marshes, 19 August (J. Clifton). Third post-1990
site
832 Caryocolum blandella (Dougl.) Stanway, 1 August (D. Owen). Third post-1990 site
843 Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hub) Epping Forest, 29 August (T. Green). Third post-1990 site
855 Acompsia cinerella (Cl.) Canvey Island, 26 June (J. Dawson, D. Down). Second post-1990
record
856 Anarsia spartiella (Schrank) Dovercourt, 8 July (C. Gibson). Fifth post-1990 site, a species
probably increasing: it is known to be resident at Stanway
Cosmopterigidae
894 Cosmopterix zieglerella (Hub.) East Ham N.R., 30 October (CW. Plant). Second post-1990
site, the other being Friday Wood in 1990
Tortricidae
956 Cochylidia implicitana (Wocke) Dovercourt, 25 August (C. Gibson). Third post-1990 site
965 Cochylis hybridella (Hub) Stanway, 21 September (D. Owen). Late record, possibly second
brood
974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana (Thunb.) Jaywick, 4 January (J. Young). Incredibly early
977 Archips podana (Scop.) Dovercourt, 14 September (C. Gibson). Late record, possibly
second brood
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