Review of the Lepidoptera of Essex for the year 2003
2202 L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album (L.) Jaywick, 13 and 21 September (J. Young); St
Osyth, 13 September and 2 October (R.W. Arthur); Tillingham, 21 September (A. Malley);
Landermere, 28 September (J.B. Fisher); Kirby-le-Soken 30 September (P. Bergdahl)
2223 Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula (Hufn.) Woodford Green, 24 July (R. Barfoot).
Fourth recent site
2260 Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea (D.& S.) Epping, Oak Hill Farm, 10 March (T.
Green). Third county record
2261 Red-headed Chestnut C. erythrocephala (D.& S.) Dovercourt, 9 November (C. Gibson).
New to Essex
2275 Dusky-lemon Sallow Xanthia gilvago (D.& S.) Maldon, 18 and 24 September (R. Neave);
Abbotts Hall, 22 September and 3 October (N. Harvey); Kirby-le-Soken, 25 September (P.
Bergdahl); Jaywick, 25 September (J. Young); Langenhoe, 10 October (H. Owen)
2292 Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae (Fabr.) Little Oakley, 22 July (G Slater et al,); Kirby-
le-Soken, 25 July (P. Bergdahl). New to Essex
2317 White-spotted Pinion Cosmia diffinis (L.) Langenhoe, five between 31 July and 7 August
(H. Owen. J. Firmin et al.); Brightlingsea, two 6 - 7 August (D. Scott)
2323 Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris (Esp.) St Osyth, 20 June (R.W. Arthur). Second
post-1990 record
2357 Large Ear Amphipoea lucens (Frey.) Kirby-le-Soken, 7 August (P. Bergdahl, B. Goodey).
Third Essex record
2385 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua (Hub.) Stanway, 8 July (D. Owen); Epping,
Oak Hill Farm, 21 July (T. Green); Langenhoe, 2 and 5 August (Hugh Owen); Kirby-le-Soken, 3
August (P. Bergdahl); Beaumont-cum-Moze, 5 August (J.B. Fisher); Maldon, 5, 17 and 18
August, 15 and 24 September (S. Wood); Landermere, 6 August (J.B. Fisher); Dovercourt, 11,
12 August, and 21 September August (C. Gibson); Jaywick, 13 August (J. Young); Lawford, 15
August (A. Lansdown); Maldon, 15, 17, 24 and 25 August (R. Neave); Ingatestone, 10 August
(G. Smith); Boreham, 5 September (G Ekins); Black Notley, 16 September (G Brown); Great
Clacton (G Swayne). An exceptional year
2396 Rosy Marbled Elaphria venustula (Hub ) Epping Forest 22 June (T. Green). Third post-
1990 record
2400 Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera (Hub..) Dovercourt, 11 August (C.
Gibson); Lawford, 12 August (A. Lansdown); Jaywick, 20 August (J.Young); St Osyth, 21 and
30 September (R.W. Arthur); Kirby-le-Soken, 30 September (P. Bergdahl); Dovercourt, 3
October (P. Smith)
2403 Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera (D.& S.) St Osyth, 9 June, 4 July, 17 and 18 August
(R.W. Arthur); Wix, 15 June (C. Balchin. J. Rowland); Dovercourt, four in August (C. Gibson);
Maldon, two on 12 August, 13 and 22 August (S. Wood); Jaywick, 12 August, two on 13 August,
2 and 15 September (J.Young); Boreham, 18 August (G. Ekins); Maldon, 21 August (R. Neave).
Also recorded at St Osyth, Kirby-le-Soken and Magdalen Laver
2404 Eastern Bordered Straw H. nubigera (H.-S.) Maldon, 8 June (R. Neave, S. Wood). New
to Essex
2413 Silver Barred Deltote bankiana (Fabr.) Frinton-on-Sea, 2 July (B. Lock); Dovercourt, 3
July (C. Gibson); Copperas Wood, 5 July (P. Smith)
2428 Golden Twin-spot Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esp.) Maldon, 7 September (R. Neave)
2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma (L.) Jaywick, 1,200 on 14 August (J. Young)
2480 Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis (L.) Mashbury, 19 September (M. Tarrant),
Margaretting. 15 July (G Smith). Both are new localities
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