Jersey - 1 specimen taken at light in St. Peter Port, St. John, 23.vi.1998, R. Long; R. & M.L. Long, 

 1999(27):371 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Helier, Surville Cemetery, 1 2. vii. 1 999, R. Long, 2000(27):561. 



mercurella (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Grey 



var. concinnella Curtis, 1850 



frequentella (Stainton, 1858) 



concinnea; misspelling 



crataegella; sensu Halliwell, 1940 

 Jersey - specimens taken, 21-28.viii.1886, R.C.R. Jordan, 1888(25):50 {recorded as Scoparia frequentella} . 

 Guernsey - listed as frequent in 1898, W.A. Luff, 1899a(3):271 {recorded as Scoparia mercurella, L. }. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Brelade, Noirmont, A.C. Halliwell, 1940a(14):22 {recorded as Scoparia 



crataegella}', & species noted as common; identity of Noirmont specimen corrected to Witlesia 



mercurella var. concinnea [sic] Curtis, det. P.E.S. Whalley, BMNH, R. Long, 1967(19):225 & 228 



{recorded as Witlesia mercurella}. 

 Jersey - noted as common, A.C. Halliwell, 1940a(14):22 {recorded as Scoparia frequentella} . 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Brelade, La Pulente, 6.viii.l962, M. Shaffer, dissected; [BMNH]. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Martin, Jerbourg, 23.viii.1965, M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Guernsey - noted as common, 27.vii.-9.viii. 1982, D.J.L. Agassiz; [pers. comm.]. 

 Channel Islands - occurrence noted, B. Goater, 1986:55. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Peter Port, St. John, 9. viii. 1990, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. from Austin 

 database]. 



Herm - 1 specimen taken at Harbour area, 1-3. ix. 1991, M. &M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken near Frenchman's Point, 20. vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Teazle Pond, 22. vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Le Manoir gardens, 25. vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Pierre du Bois, route de la Hougue Anthan, 28. vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer; 

 [BMNH], 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D' Ane, 29.vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at light at 4 sites on 5 nights, between 1 1. vii. -10.x. 1996, R. A. Austin & J. Brehaut; 



6 seen in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, viii. 1996, W. Angell; R.A. Austin, 1997:10 & 42. 

 Alderney - 3 specimens taken and seen at light at Platte Saline, 27. vii. 1997, R. & M.L. Long, 1997:17. 

 Guernsey - noted as common in Forest, 29. vii. -5. viii. 1997, D.J.L. Agassiz; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - few specimens seen at 3 sites on 13 nights between 4.vii.-l.ix.l998, R.A. Austin & P.D.M. Costen; 



25 seen in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, between vi.-ix. 1998, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. 



from Austin database]. 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken in St. Pierre du Bois, route de la Hougue Anthan, 19. vii. 1998, M. & M. Shaffer; 

 [BMNH]. 



Alderney - 7 specimens seen at light at Platte Saline, 6., 9. &1 1 .viii. 1998, R. & M.L. Long; [pers. comm. from 

 Austin database]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 6 sites on 16 nights between 26.vi.-21.ix.1999, R.A. Austin and P.H. Sterling; in 

 St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 8 in vii., 9 in viii.& 2 in ix. 1 999, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. 

 from P.H. Sterling]; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 



Sark - 2 specimens taken at La Vaurocque, 26.& 27.vii.2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Stocks Hotel, 27. vii. 2001, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Clos Bourel, 31.vii.2001, M.J. Bull; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Clos Bourel, 14.viii.2002, M.J. Bull; [BMNH]. 



ACENTROPINAE 



NYMPHULINAE 



ELOPHILA Hiibner, 1 822 



HYDROCAMPA Stephens, 1829 



NYMPHULA; sensu Long, 1967 

 nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown China-mark 



nympheata; misspelling 



Guernsey - several specimens taken in St. Peter Port, near Ivy Castle, 21. vii. 1891, W.A. Luff, 1899a(3):271 



{ recorded as Hydrocampa nymphaeata, L. } . 

 Jersey - about 12 specimens taken in various localities between 1941 and 1945, W.J. Le Quesne, det. M. 



Shaffer, BMNH; R. Long, 1967(19):228 {recorded as Nymphula nympheata [sic] Linnaeus}. 

 Channel Islands - occurrence noted, B. Goater, 1986:56. 



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