CHORISTONEURA Lederer, 1859 

 TORTRIX; sensu auct. 



diversana (HUbner, [1817]) Maple Twist 



transitana (Guenee, 1845) 



Guernsey - listed by Miss Wilkinson, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:229 {recorded as Tortrix 

 transitana } . 



Guernsey - noted as frequent in 1898, W.A. Luff, 1899a(3):273 {recorded as Tortrix diversana, Hb. (transitana, 

 Gn.J}. 



hebenstreitella (Muller, 1764) Hazel Twist 



sorbiana (Hubner, [1799]) 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken in St. Martin, vii.1872, W.A. Luff, 1899a(3):273 {recorded as Tortrix sorbiana, 

 Hb.}. 



Jersey - data unknown, recorded by R. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files] [confirmation required]. 



CACOECIMORPHA Obraztsov, 1954 



CACOECIA; sensu Halliwell, 1940a 

 CAECOMORPHA; misspelling 

 TORTRIX; sensu auct. 



pronubana (Hubner, [1799]) Carnation Tortrix 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken in St. Peter Port, near St. Stephen's Church in autumn 1898, Rev. F.E. Lowe; 



W.A. Luff, 1899(3):251; 1899a(3):273; & 1906(5):21 {recorded as Tortrix pronubana, Hb., believed 



at the time to be a non-British species}. 

 Guernsey - noted as abundant, larvae found feeding on greenhouse grapes, were bred to adults in 1900, W.A. 



Luff, 1901b(4):16 {recorded as Tortrix pronubana}. 

 Guernsey - noted as common in 1905, larvae feeding on Euonymus; W.A. Luff, 19()6(5):21 {recorded as Tortrix 



pronubana}. 



Guernsey - noted as quite abundant most years from August to early October, but noticeably scarce in previous 

 three years, only 2 specimens seen in 1913, F.E. Lowe, 1915(7):122 {recorded as Tortrix pronubana} . 



Guernsey - i. 1 939, noted that larvae do much damage in carnation houses; are also recorded as feeding on 

 Privet, Euonymus and Ivy; larvae have been found on many other horticultural plants including 

 tomatoes where they attack young plants, curling up leaves; report for the year 1939, P. Girard, 

 1940(13):242 {recorded as Tortrix pronubana}. 



Jersey - noted as common, A.C. Halliwell, 1940a(14):23 {recorded as Cacoecia pronubana} . 



Guernsey - adults reared from larvae found amongst spun leaves of Yellow Horned Poppy in 1981, T.N.D. Peet, 

 1982(21):21 {recorded as Caecomorpha [sic] pronubana}. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen reared from pupa in Forest, Petit Bot, 27.vii.-9.viii.1982, D.J.L. Agassiz; [pers. comm.]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 6 sites on 19 nights between 5. v.- 15.x. 1990, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. from 

 Austin database]. 



Guernsey - larvae noted as common over the island on Rubus fruticosus, adults emerged 26. vi. 1990, D.J.L. 



Agassiz & J.R. Langmaid; [pers. comm.]. 

 Herm - larvae seen on low growing plants, 1 3. vi. 1 990, D.J.L. Agassiz & J.R. Langmaid; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, La Mielle de Morville, lO.vii. 1990, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Peter Port, Grange Road, viii. 1992, R.J. Heckford; [pers. comm.]. 

 Sark - 2 larvae taken on road from La Tour to Rue de l'Eperquerie, 19. v. 1994, emerged 4.vi.l994 & 25. vi. 1994, 



M. & M. Shaffer, identified by K.R. Tuck, 1994; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Threepenny Hill, 23.V.1994, M. & M. Shaffer, identified by K.R. Tuck, 1994; 



[BMNH]. 



Sark - specimens taken at Saute a Juan and on path from Pilcher Monument to Havre Gosselin, 1 8. vi. 1 994, I.C. 



Beavis; [Societe Sercquiaise files]; R.A. Austin, 1996(23):864. 

 Alderney - [stated as having been recorded from this island, but no published record is given]; R.A. Austin, 



1996(23):864. 



Guernsey - specimens seen from 3 sites on 13 dates between 7.vi-8.ix.l996, R.A. Austin & J. Brehaut; R.A. 

 Austin, 1997:7. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken on cliffpath in St. Pierre du Bois, 18. v. 1997, M. & M. Shaffer, identified by K.R. 

 Tuck, 1997; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - specimens taken at 5 sites on 24 nights between 18.v.-23.ix.l998, R.A. Austin & P.D.M. Costen; 



[pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Alderney - specimen taken at Blaye Farm, 22.V.1998, R.A. & M. Austin, 1998(33):19. 



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