Guernsey - specimens seen in [parish?], at the Pine Forest, 8.viii. 1 946; 1 specimen taken in garden in St. Peter 

 Port, King's Road, Mrs MacCrea, shown to Shayer on 13.x. 1946, C.J. Shayer, 1948(14):12 {recorded 

 as Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - noted as absent in [parish?], from the Pine Forest, 1 specimen seen on Buddleia in garden, 



ll.ix.1947, C.J. Shayer, 1948a(14):123. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in [parish?], at the Pine Forest, 15. iv. 1948, Col. F.G.C. Macartney; 1 specimen 



taken in Vale, L'Ancresse, 25.vii.1948 and 1 specimen seen in [parish?] the [Caledonian?] Nursery, 



20. vii.1948, C.J. Shayer, 1949(14):237 {recorded as Nymphalis io). 



Guernsey - specimens seen in [parish?] the Caledonian Nursery, 20.vii. 1 952 and in Shayer's garden, 



21. vii. 1952; C.J. Shayer, 1952(15):171. 



Guernsey - 1$ seen on a garage door in St. Peter Port, Foulon, 22.iii.1953; 1 specimen seen in St. Pierre du 



Bois, L'Eree, 3.V.1953, C.J. Shayer, 1954(15):250 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 

 Guernsey - noted as a locally rare species; 1 specimen seen in St. Pierre du Bois, L'Eree in late summer, 1954; 



\<3, 28.x. 1954, Mr Hugh Rose; 1 specimen reported in St. Peter Port, Amherst School, 5.xi. 1954; C.J. 



Shayer, 1955(15):342 & 343 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen seen in his garden in St. Lawrence, Millbrook, 20. xi. 1954, Mr H. Amy, W.J. Le Quesne, 



1955(16):250 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Torteval, Pleinmont, 1 7. vii. 1 955; 1 specimen seen on Buddleia during 30. & 



31. vii. 1955; 2 specimens seen in St. Peter Port, a field at the Foulon, 1.-3. x.1955; C.J. Shayer, 



1956(16):18 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen reported in iii.1957 by Mr Warren; C.J. Shayer, 1958(16):201. 



Jersey - several specimens seen in last week of ix. and first week of x.1957, R.Day, R. Dobson & W.J. Le 



Quesne; W.J. Le Quesne, 1958(17):125-126 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in Torteval, Pleinmont on Michaelmas Daisy, 28. ix. 1958, C.J. Shayer, 



1959a(16):320. 



Guernsey - normally a rare species, it was recorded more frequently than usual; 1 overwintering specimen seen 

 in St. Martin, Fermain, iii.1959, Mrs Enevoldsen; specimens seen, 6., 14., 15. & 24.ix. & 4.x. 1959, C.J. 

 Shayer, 1960(16):396 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen seen, l.iv. 1960, Mr F.H. Le Poidevin; 1 specimen stayed in Shayer's garden feeding 

 from Buddleia, 25.vii.-2.viii.1960; 1 specimen taken in Castel, La Grande Mare, 1 fix. 1960, C.J. 

 Shayer; 1 specimen seen flying along sea wall in St. Pierre du Bois, L'Eree, 18.ix.1960, C.J. Shayer; 1 

 specimen seen in St. Martin, garden at Jerbourg, 1 9.ix. 1 960, Mr Veale; 1 specimen seen in Castel, La 

 Grande Mare, 20.ix. 1960, Mi" J.M. David; 1 specimen seen flying along the St. Peter Port Quay, 

 lO.x.1960, C.J. Shayer; C.J. Shayer, 1961(17):17 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - overwintering specimens seen, including the following sightings, 9.ii.l961, Mi" David; 16.ii.1961, 

 G.E. Press; 4.iii.l961, Mr Sinclair; 4.iii.l961, C.J. Shayer; 2 specimens, 9 iii.l961, Mrs Y. Paine & Mr 

 B.J. Jones; and in summer and autumn, 19. vii. 1961; 2 on 8.ix. 1 96 1 ; 1 on 16.& 20.ix. 196 1 ; 1 on 

 9.x. 1961; C.J. Shayer, 1962(17):100. 



Guernsey - discussed the increase in records on this island from 1957 to 1962, by the latter year it was stated to 

 be too common to be recorded and was regarded as the commonest of the Nymphalidae, reason for 

 increase apparently unknown, C.David, 1964(23):118 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - noted that species is continually gaining ground with several seen during the summer; a large colony 

 of larvae found on nettle in Castel, La Grande Mare, vii. 1963, Mr C. David; C.J. Shayer, 1964(17):435 

 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - noted as continuing to gain ground in 1964, C.J. Shayer, 1965(17):532 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - noted as maintaining its small but steady level in 1965, C.J. Shayer, 1966(17):7()0. 



Brecqhou - specimens seen, 21.ix.1967, R.H. Le Pelley, 1975(19):386. 



Guernsey Bailiwick - noted as [fairly] common in all the islands, C.J. Shayer, 1967a(18):28 & 29 {recorded as 

 Nymphalis io}. 



Guernsey - a few specimens seen on buddleia in garden during viii.1968, Mr K. Rowe; C.J. Shayer, 

 1969(18):270. 



Guernsey - a few sightings from various parts of the island in 1969, C.J. Shayer, 1970(18):354. 

 Brecqhou - specimens seen, 5.viii.l970, R.H. Le Pelley, 1975(19):386. 

 Guernsey - noted as not so abundant as usual in 1970, C.J. Shayer, 1971(18):449. 



Channel Islands - [though noting that old records exist for Guernsey and Jersey and incorrectly stating that it 

 was not listed for Jersey in Ansted & Latham in 1862, Long gives no summation for the other islands] 

 states that now the species is quite common in the islands, but was formerly considered rare, R. Long, 

 1970(21 ):246 {recorded as Nymphalis io}. 



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