Jersey - specimens regularly taken in St. Brelade, Quennevais where in some years it is abundant, specimens 



also taken in Grouville, A.C. Halli well, 1940a( 14):22. 

 Alderney - 2 specimens taken at The Giffoine near Hannaine Bay, l.ix.1958, M. Shaffer; [BMNH], M. Shaffer, 



1993 (28):29. 



Alderney - 2 specimens taken at St. Anne, 21 . viii. 1959, M. Shaffer; [BMNH], M. Shaffer, 1993(28):29. 

 Alderney - 1 specimen taken at La Tchue, 22.viii.1959, M. Shaffer; [BMNH], M. Shaffer, 1993(28):29. 

 Jersey - large numbers seen in St. Clements, Samares in house at night and in fields in daylight, late viii. & 



ix. 1959, Mr J. Lane; R. Dobson, 1960(17):288 {named as Rust Veneer Moth}. 

 Alderney - 1 specimen taken at Val de Fontaine, 2.viii. 1 962, M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Brecqhou - specimens taken, 21.ix.1967, R.H. Le Pelley, identified by R. Long; R. Long, 1975(19):387. 

 Jersey - noted as very common in most years, but occasionally scarce, R. Long, 1967(19):229. 

 Brecqhou - specimens taken, 5. viii. 1970, R.H. Le Pelley, identified by R. Long; R. Long, 1975(19):387. 

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



Guernsey - hundreds seen at m/v lights, noted as plentiful by day, numbers peaking at end of viii. 1983; T.N.D. 

 Peet, 1984(21 ):272. 



Jersey - noted as abundant throughout the island in 1983, R. Long, 1984(23):434. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen seen at m/v light in Vale, L'Ancresse, 29.vi.1986, R.A. Austin; 2 seen in St. Saviour, 



16.viii. 1986, R.A. Austin, 1 seen in [St. Peter Port?], Dell Nursery, 23.viii.1986, R.A. Austin, 



1987(22):33; & R.F. Bretherton & J.M. Chalmers-Hunt, 1987a (99): 193. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in Vale, Bordeaux, 1 6. vii. 1 987, Ent. Sect., Soc. Guernesiaise; 1 seen in Forest, 



Petit Port, 23. viii. 1987, R.A. & M. Austin; 1 seen in St Pierre du Bois, 25.ix.1987, F. & G. Higgs & D. 



Poole; 1 seen in St. Martin, Icart, 27.ix.1987, F. & G. Higgs & R.A. Austin; R.A. Austin, 



1988(22):193. 



Guernsey - about 10 specimens seen in St. Saviour at light, 6. vii. & 1 8. viii. 1988; with a few specimens seen 

 regularly throughout October from all over the island, with 1 specimen seen on ll.xi.1988; R.A. 

 Austin, 1989(22):365. 



Guernsey - noted as common in autumn 1988, P.D.M. Costen, 1989(101):6(); & R.F. Bretherton & J.M. 



Chalmers-Hunt, 1989a(101):158. 

 Guernsey - earliest specimen seen in Forest, Le Chene at m/v, 23.vii.1989 and then frequent until mid-x.1989, 



T.N.D. Peet; specimens seen in Vale, Old Marais at m/v on 8 nights between 8. & 21 .viii. 1989, R.A. 



Austin; 2 specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, 2.ix. 1989 and 1 in Castel, Grandes Rocques, 10.x. 1989, 



R.A. Austin, 1990(22):544. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen, 12-19. vi. 1990, D.J.L. Agassiz & J.R. Langmaid; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - small numbers seen at light at 10 sites on 18 nights between 21 .vii. -13.x. 1990 with a maximum 



count of 7 in Forest, La Carriere, 5.ix.l990; R.A. Austin, 1991(22):737. 

 Guernsey - 2 specimens seen at m/v light in Vale, Old Marais Lane, 29.ix.1991, R.A. Austin; 1 seen at m/v light 



in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 5.x. 1991 , P.D.M. Costen; R.A. Austin, 1991(23):32. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in Forest, Le Chene, 19. v. 1992, T.N.D. Peet; small numbers seen at light light 



every night from 7.-1 8. vii. 1 992, G. & F. Higgs; single specimens seen in St. Peter Port, St. John, 20. & 



21. viii. 1992; 24 specimens seen in Vale, L'Ancresse, 10 on 21. viii., 8 on 28. viii., and 6 on 4.ix.l992; 



specimens seen in [parish?], Chateaux de Marais, 28. viii. 1992; R.A. Austin, 1993(23):233. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in Vale, Pembroke Bay, 21. viii. 1992, R.J. Heckford; [pers. comm.]. 

 Herm - specimens seen, 21. & 28. viii. 1992, R.J. Heckford; [pers. comm.]. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen seen at light in Vale, L'Ancresse, 1 1 .ix. 1993; R.A. Austin, 1994(23):427 & 431. 



Jersey - 2 specimens taken in St. Brelade, Portelet Common, 25.vi.1994 and Grouville, Grouville Marsh, 



x. 1994, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 



Sark - specimens taken at Les Laches, 26.vi.1994 and Port Gorey, 28.vi.1994, 1.C. Beavis; [Societe Sercquiaise 

 files]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen in [parish], Le Petit Pre, 26. vi., 21. & 28. viii. 1994; specimens to light in Vale, 

 L'Ancresse with singles on 22. & 31. vii. 1994, 29 specimens on 19. viii. 1994, also seen on 30.ix.1994, 

 with 4 on 7.x. & 7 on 14.x. 1994; specimens recorded at light in St. Peter Port, St. John between 20. viii. 

 & 15.xi.1994, with a total of 34 specimens on 17 nights and a maximum of 5 on 6.ix. 1994; 1 seen in 

 Vale, Chouet, 4.ix.l994; 1 in St. Pierre du Bois, Le Coudre,2.x.l994; 1 in St. Peter Port, 22.x. 1994; 

 RA. Austin, 1995(23):658 & 659. 



Sark - 3 specimens seen at La Moinerie, 7-8. viii. 1994, R. & M.L. Long; [Socie'te Sercquiaise files]. 



Guernsey - small numbers to light on 36 nights at 10 sites between 29. vii.- 15.xi,1995, with 47 specimens in St. 

 Pierre du Bois, La Carriere, 13.& 14.ix.1995; only single specimens seen in St. Martin, Burnt Lane in 

 vi.& ix. 1995, Rothamsted light-trap, W. Angell; R.A. Austin, 1996(23):857. 



Sark - 2 specimens taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 6. & 8-viii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH, 1 presented to P. 

 Perree]. 



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